Don't you need a lawyer to prosecute a criminal case?

Legal analysis: as the case may be. Criminal public prosecution cases are all prosecuted by the procuratorate. Generally speaking, the victim does not need to hire a lawyer to defend himself. However, if the victim feels it necessary to hire a lawyer to defend his rights, he can also hire a lawyer himself. The general court will not arrange it. In the incidental civil part of a criminal case, the victim will usually hire a lawyer to protect the rights of the parties.

Legal basis: Article 35 of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC). If a criminal suspect or defendant fails to entrust a defender due to financial difficulties or other reasons, he or his close relatives may apply to a legal aid institution. To meet the conditions of legal aid, legal aid institutions shall appoint lawyers to defend them. If the criminal suspect or defendant is a mental patient who is blind, deaf, dumb or has not completely lost the ability to identify or control his own behavior, and has not entrusted a defender, the people's court, the people's procuratorate and the public security organ shall notify the legal aid institution to appoint a lawyer to defend him. If a criminal suspect or defendant may be sentenced to life imprisonment or death without entrusting a defender, the people's court, the people's procuratorate and the public security organ shall notify the legal aid institution to appoint a lawyer to defend him.