As a national responsibility, legal aid should not be limited to the government exercising state administrative power, but also include the state judicial organs and all administrative organs. Legal aid is a popular project of the government, which opens up a green channel for people in need and parties to special cases to safeguard their rights and builds a bridge of fairness and justice. legal basis: article 35 of the criminal procedure law of the people's Republic of China. if a criminal suspect or defendant fails to appoint a defender due to financial difficulties or other reasons, he or his near relatives may apply to a legal aid institution. In line with the conditions of legal aid, legal aid institutions shall appoint lawyers to defend them.
if the criminal suspect or defendant is blind, deaf, mute or mentally ill who 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 provide defense for him.
if a criminal suspect or defendant may be sentenced to life imprisonment or death penalty, 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.