1. Defenders and defense lawyers Defenders refer to some people who help those criminal suspects defend, collectively referred to as defenders. Defenders include lawyers, as well as other individuals, civil organizations or other units. Defender, he has an independent position. He does not belong to a criminal suspect, defendant, people's procuratorate or court.
The duty of the defender is to put forward some materials and opinions to prove the innocence of the criminal suspect or reduce his guilt according to the facts, and safeguard the basic legitimate rights and interests of the criminal suspect. As for the defense lawyer, it is such a lawyer specially invited by the criminal suspect to defend him. On the basis of legal standards, he can try his best to win more benefits for this criminal suspect. Strive for exemption from punishment or mitigation of punishment.
The responsibility of the defender is that the defender can only defend according to the facts, and can't distort and fabricate the facts. Can help criminal suspects fabricate confessions or collude to forge or destroy evidence, and so on. Moreover, he also needs to present some materials and evidence to prove that the suspect is innocent, or to reduce his guilt, which should be to safeguard the suspect according to law.
3. Appointing a Defender If a criminal suspect fails to appoint a defender due to financial difficulties or other reasons, he or some of his relatives may apply to a legal aid institution for free legal aid services. If the criminal suspect is blind or deaf who can't defend himself well, he can ask this court to appoint this lawyer to defend them.
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