In accordance with the spirit of the "Criminal Procedure Law", "Detention Center Regulations", "Procedure Regulations for Public Security Organs in Handling Criminal Cases" and the relevant provisions of the Ministry of Public Security, the Provincial Public Security Department, and the Municipal Party Committee, combined with the actual situation of our city's detention centers, The following provisions apply to lawyers’ meetings with criminal suspects and defendants in custody:
1. When a lawyer meets with a criminal suspect or defendant in custody, the detention center shall check the lawyer’s valid practice certificate and the law firm’s letter of introduction , a power of attorney or a defense notice designated by the people's court.
2. When a lawyer meets with two criminal suspects or defendants in custody, the purpose is to supervise each other and ensure safety; when the lawyer meets, at least one person must be a practicing lawyer. If the other accompanying persons are not practicing lawyers, It should be a person who meets with the lawyer in the same unit and holds a certificate issued by the lawyer management agency.
3. During the investigation stage, for cases that do not involve state secrets, lawyers will receive a "Notice of Meeting with Criminal Suspects in Custody" issued by the case-handling unit of the public security organ. Cases involving state secrets shall be handled on the basis of a decision approving the interview with the criminal suspect issued by the case-handling unit of the public security organ.
4. During the prosecution and trial stages, the detention center can directly arrange for the lawyer to meet with the defendant and present the prosecution opinion or indictment and a letter of introduction from the law firm, without the need for approval and arrangements from the investigation, prosecution or trial authorities; Other non-lawyer defenders may also meet with criminal suspects in custody with the permission of the procuratorate and the specific case-handling departments of the court.
5. When meeting with hired translators, documents approved by the agency must be presented.
6. When lawyers meet, criminal suspects and defendants in custody should be in one room each.
7. When lawyers meet with criminal suspects or defendants in custody, the public security organs may send personnel to be present.
8. When lawyers meet with criminal suspects or defendants in custody, they are not allowed to bring relatives and friends of criminal suspects or defendants to the meeting; it is prohibited to provide criminal suspects or defendants with various communication, photographic equipment and Contact with the outside world; During the interview, no property shall be provided to the criminal suspect or defendant, and no items shall be taken out of the residence.
9. If a lawyer meets with a criminal suspect or defendant in custody and violates the law or the meeting place regulations, the on-site police shall stop him. If necessary, he may decide to stop the meeting based on the seriousness of the case and notify the lawyer management department. .
10. If the detention center staff fails to go through the interview procedures as required, the lawyer may complain to the agency that transferred the case or accepted the case, or report it to the relevant department through the judicial administrative agency.