Persons who cannot act as criminal defenders include: persons who are being punished by criminal punishment or who are deprived or restricted of their personal freedom according to law, or persons who are dismissed from public office or whose practicing certificates as lawyers and notaries are revoked. However, unless the defender is the guardian or near relative of the criminal suspect or defendant.
Legal objectivity:
The Supreme People's Court's Interpretation on Several Issues Concerning the Implementation of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) Article 35 The defendant shall entrust no more than two defenders. In a case of * * * joint crime, a defender may not defend more than two co-defendants. Article 7 A lawyer shall not accept the entrustment of two or more criminal suspects and defendants in the same case to participate in criminal proceedings.