After the criminal suspect is detained, his family members can't see him before serving his sentence, so they can only send some clothes and money to the detention center. After a family member entrusts a lawyer, the lawyer can meet the suspect and get to know the situation of the other party at that time.
At the stage of criminal investigation, only lawyers can meet the criminal suspect, but the relatives of the criminal suspect have no right to meet the criminal suspect. If the suspect is a foreigner, with the approval of the public security organ, close relatives can meet the suspect, but only "can" but not "have the right".
According to the provisions of the Prison Law and the Regulations on Detention Centers, relatives and guardians of criminal suspects can only meet and communicate with them during their prison sentences.
To sum up, non-lawyer defenders can't meet criminal suspects in the investigation stage.
Second, the stage when lawyers can meet criminal suspects.
The stage when a lawyer meets a criminal suspect (defendant) is:
1. Investigation stage: At this stage, the suspect is detained or arrested by the public security organ. Lawyers may, after the criminal suspect is interrogated by the investigation organ for the first time or from the day when compulsory measures (detention or arrest) are taken, apply to meet the criminal suspect, understand the charges and the case, provide legal advice, apply for bail pending trial, and represent the complaint and accusation;
2. Review and prosecution stage: At this stage, the criminal suspect has been prosecuted by the people's procuratorate and the criminal suspect has been arrested. Lawyers can apply to meet with criminal suspects.
Put forward relevant legal opinions to the procuratorial organs on innocence, light crime, exemption from criminal prosecution and mitigation of criminal punishment.
3. Trial stage: lawyers can provide defense services for the defendant, consult, extract and copy the relevant materials of the case, meet the defendant, investigate and collect evidence, participate in court trials, and put forward defense opinions on the defendant's innocence or light crime.
Third, can lawyers intervene in the investigation stage?
The answer is yes, as long as it is entrusted by the criminal suspect or his close relatives.
Defense lawyers can provide the following assistance to criminal suspects during investigation:
1. Provide legal advice to criminal suspects to help them understand relevant laws and regulations and explain relevant legal issues. Legal advice provided by lawyers cannot be understood as merely reading out the legal provisions or explaining the legal provisions themselves, nor can it be understood as merely answering legal questions raised by criminal suspects. Lawyers have the responsibility to help legal issues related to criminal suspects, whether or not they are raised with lawyers, such as informing them of their due litigation rights and related legal responsibilities.
2. Acting as an agent for complaints and accusations, acting as an agent for criminal suspects to tell grievances to relevant departments, to defend themselves, and to accuse investigators and other relevant personnel of infringing the legitimate rights of criminal suspects. Lawyers need the consent of the criminal suspect to represent the accusation and accusation. However, if the criminal suspect is unable to complain or accuse because of serious illness, or is afraid to complain or accuse because of being threatened, the lawyer can also take the initiative to complain and accuse to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of the criminal suspect.
If the suspect is arrested, the lawyer can apply for bail pending trial. When a defense lawyer meets a criminal suspect or defendant in custody, he can understand the case and provide legal advice. From the date when the case is transferred for examination and prosecution, the relevant evidence may be verified with the criminal suspect or defendant. Defense lawyers are not monitored when meeting with criminal suspects and defendants.
To sum up, non-lawyer defenders can't meet the criminal suspect during the investigation stage, but they can meet and communicate with the criminal suspect during their imprisonment. The above is to bring you the relevant knowledge about whether non-lawyer defenders can meet criminal suspects in the investigation stage. If you don't know anything or have other questions, you can consult a lawyer.