Lawyers can meet with criminal suspects during criminal detention. According to relevant regulations, defense lawyers can meet and communicate with criminal suspects and defendants in custody. At the same time as the meeting, the defense lawyer can also provide legal aid to the criminal suspect during the investigation; Acting as an agent for complaints and accusations; Apply for change of compulsory measures.
Legal objectivity:
Article 39 of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) * * * Defence lawyers may meet and correspond with criminal suspects and defendants in custody. Other defenders, with the permission of the people's courts and people's procuratorates, may also meet and correspond with criminal suspects and defendants in custody. If a defense lawyer holds a lawyer's practice certificate, a law firm's certificate, a power of attorney or a letter of legal aid to ask for a meeting with the criminal suspect or defendant in custody, the detention center shall arrange the meeting in time, which shall not exceed 48 hours at the latest. In criminal cases endangering national security and terrorist activities, defense lawyers should obtain permission from the investigation organ when meeting with the criminal suspect in custody during the investigation. The investigation organ shall notify the detention center of the above situation in advance.