What if I am detained?

When detained, you can ask a defense lawyer to safeguard your legitimate rights and interests.

Legal analysis

After the criminal suspect is detained in criminal detention, the family members shall confirm whether the criminal suspect is detained in criminal detention or administrative detention. In the case of criminal detention, you can know the case from the executing organ, buy necessities for the criminal suspect, entrust a lawyer to defend and meet the criminal suspect. After the criminal suspect is detained in criminal detention, the relatives of the criminal suspect can deal with it in the following ways: (1) Family members should confirm whether the criminal suspect is detained in criminal detention or administrative detention. Administrative detention generally does not exceed fifteen days, so don't worry too much. For criminal detention, after the family members confirm that it belongs to criminal detention according to the notice, they can know the accused crime, the place of detention, the unit where the person in charge of handling the case is located, and the name of the person handling the case. (2) sending clothes, money, etc. Take them to the place where they are detained. Choose the right clothes according to different seasons, without buttons or zippers. You can deposit a certain amount of money in the suspect's account for daily needs. (three) should immediately get in touch with the lawyer, entrust a lawyer to intervene, meet with the criminal suspect, understand the case and provide defense.

legal ground

Article 34 of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) * * * A criminal suspect has the right to entrust a defender from the day when he is interrogated for the first time by the investigation organ or takes compulsory measures; During the investigation, only lawyers can be entrusted as defenders. The defendant has the right to entrust a defender at any time. When interrogating a criminal suspect for the first time or taking compulsory measures against him, the investigation organ shall inform him that he has the right to entrust a defender. The people's procuratorate shall, within three days from the date of receiving the case materials transferred for examination and prosecution, inform the criminal suspect that he has the right to entrust a defender. The people's court shall, within three days from the date of accepting the case, inform the defendant of the right to entrust a defender. If a criminal suspect or defendant requests to entrust a defender while in custody, the people's court, the people's procuratorate and the public security organ shall promptly convey it. If a criminal suspect or defendant is in custody, his guardian or near relative may also entrust a defender. After accepting the entrustment of a criminal suspect or defendant, the defender shall promptly inform the case-handling organ.