Can the criminal indictment be provided to family members?

Unless the defender is a family member, the criminal indictment cannot be provided to family members. A copy of the indictment in a criminal case should be served on the defendant and his defender ten days before the court session, that is, if the family members are the defendants' defenders, then the court will serve the criminal indictment on the defenders (that is, the family members), and only in this case will it be served on the family members. If the family member is not a defender, then the family member can consult the defendant or the defendant's defender. Article 187th of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC)