Relevant legal provisions: "Criminal Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China and the State"
Article 32 In addition to exercising their own right to defense, criminal suspects and defendants may also The following persons may be appointed as defenders:
(1) Lawyers;
(2) People recommended by people's organizations or the unit where the criminal suspect or defendant works. ;
(3) Guardians, relatives and friends of criminal suspects and defendants
Those who are serving a sentence or whose personal freedom is deprived or restricted in accordance with the law are not allowed to serve as defenders.
Article 33: A criminal suspect has the right to entrust a defender from the first time he is interrogated or taken compulsory measures by the investigation agency; during the investigation, the defendant can only entrust a lawyer as a defender, and the defendant has the right to entrust him or her at any time. Defender.
When the investigative agency interrogates a criminal suspect for the first time or takes compulsory measures against him, he shall inform the criminal suspect that he has the right to entrust a defender. The People's Court shall inform the criminal suspect that he has the right to appoint a defender within three days from the date of accepting the case. If the criminal suspect or defendant requests to appoint a defender during the period of detention, the People's Court, The People's Procuratorate and the public security organ shall convey the information in a timely manner.
While the criminal suspect or defendant is in custody, his or her guardian or close relative may also appoint a defender on his or her behalf.
After the person's entrustment, the case handling agency shall be notified in a timely manner.