The standard of economic hardship shall be implemented in accordance with the minimum living standard stipulated by the people's government at or above the county level that implements legal aid.
2. Legal aid institutions shall provide legal aid to defendants in criminal cases under any of the following circumstances: (1) Blind, deaf or dumb minors are criminal defendants and have not entrusted defenders; (2) The defendant who may be sentenced to death did not entrust a defender, or the defendant who was sentenced to death by the people's court of first instance did not entrust a defender on appeal; (3) Other legal aid required by laws and regulations.
3, foreigners, stateless criminal suspects and defendants in the investigation and prosecution stage did not entrust a legal aid or defender, legal aid institutions can provide legal aid according to the application of the criminal suspect or defendant or according to the designation of the people's court.
So there is no distinction between plaintiff and defendant. Hope to adopt, thank you ~