Can a lawyer represent the victim to sue the public security organ for a crime?

In real life, there are many frauds. Fraud will cause certain property losses to the victims. When citizens are harmed by fraud, they can report to the public security organs. So can a lawyer report fraud on behalf of the victim? The following is a small series to answer the relevant knowledge for readers.

Can a lawyer report fraud on behalf of the victim?

The victim of fraud can entrust a lawyer to write a complaint or a report letter, but the report letter is usually written by the victim himself, and the lawyer cannot report the case to the public security organ on behalf of the victim.

Criminal Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China

Article 110 Any unit or individual who discovers criminal facts or suspects has the right and obligation to report to the public security organ, the people's procuratorate or the people's court.

Victims have the right to report and accuse criminal facts or criminal suspects who infringe their personal and property rights to public security organs, people's procuratorates or people's courts.

Public security organs, people's procuratorates or people's courts shall accept reports, complaints and reports. If it does not belong to its own jurisdiction, it shall be transferred to the competent authority for handling, and the informant, complainant and informant shall be notified; For those who are not under their jurisdiction and must take emergency measures, they should take emergency measures first and then transfer them to the competent department.

Where a criminal surrenders himself to a public security organ, a people's procuratorate or a people's court, the provisions of the third paragraph shall apply.

Who can hire a defense lawyer?

1. Criminal suspects and defendants have the right to defend themselves or entrust others to defend themselves, and public security organs, people's procuratorates and people's courts also have the obligation to protect the right of defense of criminal suspects and defendants;

2. Mainly manifested in the following aspects: the public security organ shall promptly send the request of the criminal suspect to entrust a lawyer to the corresponding law firm, local lawyers association or judicial administrative organ;

3. The people's procuratorate shall, within three days from the date of receiving the case materials transferred for examination and prosecution, inform the criminal suspect that he has the right to entrust a defender;

4. The people's court shall, within three days from the date of accepting the case of private prosecution, inform the defendant of the right to entrust a defender. After the people's court decides to hold a hearing, it shall serve a copy of the indictment of the people's procuratorate on the defendant ten days before the hearing at the latest. If the defendant has not appointed a defender, he shall be informed that he can appoint a defender or, when necessary, appoint a lawyer who undertakes the obligation of legal aid to defend him. "

The above knowledge is Bian Xiao's answer to relevant legal questions. The victim of fraud can entrust a lawyer to write a complaint or a report letter, but the report letter is usually written by the victim himself, and the lawyer cannot report the case to the public security organ on behalf of the victim.