Investigation stage lawyers have the following rights:
1, the right to representation
The lawyer's right to representation is divided into two kinds of full representation and general representation. Lawyers have the right to provide legal assistance to criminal suspects in accordance with the law, on behalf of criminal suspects to file a complaint, accusation.
2, the right to make comments
lawyers have the right to the investigating authorities to understand the suspect's suspected crime and the case, and make comments.
3, the right to meet with
lawyers have the right to meet with criminal suspects in custody, to understand the suspect case.
4. Application for change of coercive measures
Lawyers have the right to apply for change of coercive measures for the detained suspects, and have the right to request the investigating authorities to lift the coercive measures that have exceeded the legal time limit.
Expanded information:
The Criminal Procedure Law, Article 115? Article 115 The parties and their defenders, litigation agents, and interested parties have the right to appeal to or complain to the judicial organ and its staff if they have committed any of the following acts:
(1) Failure to release, discharge, or change the legal period for the adoption of coercive measures when the legal period for the adoption of coercive measures has expired;
(2) Failure to return the deposit for release from custody on bail when it should have been returned;
(C) the seizure, detention and freezing of property unrelated to the case;
(D) should be lifted seizure, detention and freezing is not lifted;
(E) embezzlement, misappropriation, private division, switching, or violation of the provisions of the use of the seized, detained and frozen property.
The organ accepting the complaint or accusation shall deal with it promptly. The handling of dissatisfaction, you can appeal to the people's procuratorate at the same level; the people's procuratorate directly accept the case, you can appeal to the people's procuratorate at the next level. The people's procuratorate shall examine the complaint in a timely manner and, if the situation is true, notify the organ concerned to correct it.
Article 36 A defense counsel may, during the investigation, provide legal assistance to the suspect; represent the suspect in complaints and accusations; apply for changes in coercive measures; and learn from the investigating authorities about the suspect's suspected crimes and the relevant circumstances of the case, and offer opinions.
Article 37 defense lawyers may meet and correspond with criminal suspects and defendants in custody. Other defenders, with the permission of the people's court or the people's procuratorate, may also meet and correspond with criminal suspects and defendants in custody.
References: Madanjiang County People's Congress Standing Committee Criminal Procedure Law