Why does the defendant also have a defense lawyer in court?

Legal analysis: the criminal defense lawyer system is the need to safeguard judicial justice and the legitimate rights and interests of criminal defendants. Due to the increasingly complex and specialized criminal legal rules, the ability of criminal suspects to defend themselves is actually very limited. In order to solve the problem that criminal suspects and defendants have the right to defend themselves but often lack the defense ability, criminal defense system is stipulated.

Legal basis: Article 11 of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC). The people's courts shall hear cases in public unless otherwise provided for in this Law. The defendant has the right to be defended, and the people's court has the obligation to ensure that the defendant is defended.

Article 14 The people's courts, people's procuratorates and public security organs shall guarantee the right of defense and other litigation rights enjoyed by criminal suspects, defendants and other participants in litigation according to law. Pant penetration

People with unfair litigation have the right to sue judges, prosecutors Cong Qingjian and investigators for violating citizens' litigation rights and personal insults.