Of course. According to the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Law, a criminal suspect may hire a lawyer to provide legal advice, appeal and accusation on his behalf after being interrogated for the first time by the investigation organ or from the date when compulsory measures are taken. If a criminal suspect is arrested, the lawyer hired may apply for bail pending trial; In cases involving state secrets, the criminal suspect's employment of a lawyer shall be approved by the investigation organ. The criminal suspect may hire a lawyer to defend a public prosecution case from the date when the case is transferred for examination and prosecution; A defendant in a case of private prosecution may ask a lawyer to defend him at any time. Victims of public prosecution cases and their legal representatives or close relatives, and parties to incidental civil actions and their legal representatives may entrust lawyers as agents ad litem from the date when the case is transferred for examination and prosecution; The private prosecutor and his legal representative in a case of private prosecution, the parties to an incidental civil action and their legal representatives, and the parties to an incidental civil action and their legal representatives may entrust a lawyer as an agent ad litem at any time. Article 35 of the Criminal Procedure Law If a criminal suspect or defendant fails to entrust 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. If the criminal suspect or defendant is a mental patient who is blind, deaf, dumb or has not completely lost the ability to identify or control his own behavior, and has not entrusted a defender, the people's court, the people's procuratorate and the public security organ shall notify the legal aid institution to appoint a lawyer to defend him. If a criminal suspect or defendant may be sentenced to life imprisonment or death without entrusting a defender, the people's court, the people's procuratorate and the public security organ shall notify the legal aid institution to appoint a lawyer to defend him.
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Article 34 of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) * * * 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.