What rights do lawyers have in the new criminal procedure law?

Rights enjoyed by lawyers as defenders:

1. Provide legal advice to criminal suspects and represent them in complaints and accusations.

2. Apply for bail pending trial for the arrested criminal suspect.

3. If the entrusted matter is illegal, the client uses the services provided by the lawyer to engage in illegal activities, or the client deliberately conceals important facts related to the case, the lawyer has the right to refuse to defend.

4. Since the criminal suspect is interrogated by the investigation organ for the first time or compulsory measures are taken, the entrusted lawyer has the right to meet the criminal suspect and defendant with the lawyer's practice certificate, the certificate of law firm and the power of attorney or legal aid letter to learn about the relevant cases.

5. Lawyers meet with criminal suspects and defendants without being monitored.

6. The entrusted lawyer has the right to consult, extract and copy the litigation documents and files related to this case from the date of case review and prosecution.

7. The entrusted lawyer has the right to consult, extract and copy all materials related to the case from the date when the people's court accepts the case.

Article 38 of the Criminal Procedure Law: Defence lawyers may provide legal aid to criminal suspects during investigation; Acting as an agent for complaints and accusations; Apply for changing compulsory measures; Ask the investigation organ about the crimes and cases suspected by the criminal suspect, and put forward opinions.