According to the Criminal Procedure Law, lawyers must obtain the permission of the investigation organ to meet criminal suspects in three types of criminal cases, such as endangering national security, terrorist activities and particularly serious bribery. For the above cases, the investigation organ must have informed the detention center in advance. According to the definition of "especially serious bribery crime" in the Supreme People's Procuratorate's Criminal Procedure Rules of People's Procuratorate (Trial), it belongs to "especially serious bribery crime" in any of the following circumstances: the amount of suspected bribery crime is more than 500,000 yuan, and the circumstances of the crime are bad; Having a significant social impact; Involving the vital interests of the state. The "suspected" here refers to the amount of bribes that the criminal suspect may take (because the case has not been tried by the people's court according to law). As for whether the amount reaches the standard of 500,000 yuan, whether it is a "bad crime", the staff of the case-handling organ will make a comprehensive judgment according to the specific case, and the judgment result will directly affect whether the lawyer is allowed to meet at the investigation stage.
Legal basis:
Article 49 of the Procedures for Handling Criminal Cases by Public Security Organs stipulates that if the public security organ refuses to meet, it shall notify the defense lawyer in writing and explain the reasons. After the situation that hinders the investigation or may reveal state secrets disappears, the public security organ shall allow the meeting.
In any of the following circumstances, it is "obstructing investigation" as stipulated in this article:
(a) may destroy or falsify evidence, interfere with witness testimony or collusion.
(2) It may lead to the criminal suspect's self-mutilation, suicide or escape.
(3) It may cause the accomplice to escape and hinder the investigation; (4) The criminal suspect's family members participate in the crime.