Can I still visit after being detained and returned home?

If it is a criminal detention, relatives are not allowed to visit during the detention period, but defense lawyers can visit, and lawyers can meet with criminal suspects in custody. The investigation agency can send personnel to be present based on the circumstances of the case and needs. The right to meet with lawyers refers to the rights that lawyers enjoy in accordance with the law to meet with criminal suspects and defendants in criminal proceedings. The right to meet with a lawyer is an extremely important right for lawyers in criminal proceedings.

Legal Basis

Article 39 of the Criminal Procedure Law

Defense lawyers may meet and communicate with criminal suspects and defendants in custody. Other defenders may also meet and communicate with criminal suspects and defendants in custody with the permission of the People's Court and People's Procuratorate.

If a defense lawyer requests to meet with a detained criminal suspect or defendant with a lawyer's practicing certificate, law firm certificate, power of attorney, or legal aid letter, the detention center shall arrange the meeting in a timely manner, no later than 48 hours.

In cases of crimes endangering national security or terrorist activities, defense lawyers must obtain permission from the investigation agency to meet criminal suspects in custody during the investigation. The investigation agency shall notify the detention center of the above situation in advance.