Legal basis: Article 33, paragraph 3 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), the guardian or near relative of a criminal suspect or defendant may entrust a defender.
Article 83, paragraph 2, stipulates that the family of the detainee shall be informed within 24 hours after detention.
(The Ministry of Public Security stipulates that the detention notice should specify the reason and place of detention).
The family members or close relatives of a criminal suspect have the right to know about the crime suspected by the criminal suspect.