Article 36 of China's Criminal Procedure Law and Articles 33 and 34 of the Lawyers Law stipulate that defenders have the right to meet and read papers, which is the basic premise for lawyers to understand the case and perform their defense duties.
However, the law does not clearly stipulate whether the suspect or the defendant himself has the right to know before the trial. That is to say, in the existing laws of our country, there is no basis for not allowing lawyers to show evidence to criminal suspects and defendants during the meeting.
From the legal point of view, all personal rights that are not prohibited by law are free.
If the law does not expressly stipulate that lawyers can't produce evidence for them to read in the process of meeting criminal suspects and defendants, then this behavior should not be considered illegal.
Article 33 of the Criminal Procedure Law: A criminal suspect has the right to entrust a defender from the day when he is interrogated for the first time by the investigation organ or takes compulsory measures.
During the investigation, only lawyers can be entrusted as defenders. The defendant has the right to entrust a defender at any time.
When interrogating a criminal suspect for the first time or taking compulsory measures against him, the investigation organ shall inform him that he has the right to entrust a defender.
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.
The people's court shall, within three days from the date of accepting the case, inform the defendant of the right to entrust a defender. If a criminal suspect or defendant requests to entrust a defender while in custody, the people's court, the people's procuratorate and the public security organ shall promptly convey it. If a criminal suspect or defendant is in custody, his guardian or near relative may also entrust a defender.
After accepting the entrustment of a criminal suspect or defendant, the defender shall promptly inform the case-handling organ.
Article 34 If a criminal suspect or defendant fails to appoint a defender due to financial difficulties or other reasons, he or his near relatives may apply to a legal aid institution. To meet the conditions of legal aid, legal aid institutions shall appoint lawyers to defend them.