What should I do if my friend is arrested by the police station?

Legal analysis: It is recommended to entrust a lawyer to defend criminal crimes. Only lawyers can meet with the suspect before sentencing. Family members may consider entrusting a lawyer to meet with the criminal suspect at the detention center to carefully understand the specific process of the entire case and his confession to the public security organs. After the meeting, the lawyer will judge the circumstances of the crime and provide timely legal assistance and apply for bail pending trial; if the case is transferred to the procuratorate or court, the defense lawyer can go to the procuratorate or court to review the files and collect the confessions of the criminal suspects and other accomplices charged by the investigative agency. We will prepare a defense plan after in-depth study of documentary evidence, physical evidence and other relevant evidence to ensure that the defendant is not guilty, has a minor crime, is mitigated, is exempted from punishment, or is suspended during the trial, and safeguards the best interests of the defendant.

Legal basis: Article 34 of the "Criminal Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China".

A criminal suspect has the right to entrust a defender from the day he is first interrogated or takes compulsory measures by the investigation agency; during the investigation, he can only entrust a lawyer as a defender. The defendant has the right to entrust a defender at any time.

When interrogating a criminal suspect or taking compulsory measures against him for the first time, the investigative agency shall inform him of the right to entrust a defender. The People's Procuratorate shall, within three days from the date of receipt of case materials transferred for review and prosecution, inform the criminal suspect of the right to entrust a defender. The people's court shall, within three days from the date of accepting the case, notify the defendant of the right to entrust a defender. If criminal suspects or defendants request to entrust a defender while in custody, the people's court, people's procuratorate and public security organs shall promptly convey the request.

If a criminal suspect or defendant is in custody, his or her guardian or close relative may also entrust a defender.

After accepting the entrustment of a criminal suspect or defendant, the defender shall promptly notify the case handling agency.