Can I hire a lawyer in the criminal investigation stage?

1. Can I hire a lawyer in the criminal investigation stage? In cases involving state secrets, the criminal suspect's employment of a lawyer shall be approved by the investigation organ. A case involving state secrets refers to a case or a case involving state secrets, which cannot be identified as involving state secrets because the relevant materials and handling opinions in criminal case investigation need to be kept confidential. Lawyers hired by criminal suspects in custody shall be allowed to apply for bail pending trial if they meet the statutory requirements. The organ that has the right to decide shall make a reply on whether or not to agree within 7 days. Those who agree to obtain a guarantor pending trial shall go through the formalities of obtaining a guarantor pending trial according to law; If he does not agree to obtain bail pending trial, he shall notify the applicant and explain the reasons for his disagreement. According to Article 96 of the Criminal Procedure Law and the Provisions of the Six Organs, after a criminal suspect is interrogated for the first time or from the date when compulsory measures are taken, investigators should inform him that he can hire a lawyer to provide legal advice and represent him in complaints and accusations. If a criminal suspect hires a lawyer, the criminal suspect himself or his relatives may hire him on his behalf. If a criminal suspect in custody proposes to hire a lawyer, the detention organ shall timely convey his request to the relevant investigation organ handling the case, and the relevant investigation organ shall timely convey his request to the person entrusted by him or his law firm. If a criminal suspect only wants to hire a lawyer, but can't mention the specific object, the investigation organ shall promptly notify the local lawyers association or the judicial administrative organ to recommend a lawyer for him. Two. The principle of criminal investigation, the principle of procedural legality, is a basic principle of criminal proceedings, aiming at bringing criminal proceedings into the legal track, so as to prevent the state specialized organs from abusing their powers and acting arbitrarily, ensure the democracy and openness of criminal proceedings, and thus successfully realize the purposes and tasks of criminal proceedings. Investigation is a serious law enforcement activity, and investigation organs and investigators must strictly abide by legal procedures when conducting investigation activities. All kinds of special investigation methods and compulsory measures applied by investigation organs will infringe upon citizens' personal rights, democratic rights or other litigation rights if they are not careful. Therefore, in investigation, investigators must strengthen the concept of legal system and collect evidence in strict accordance with the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Law. It is strictly forbidden to extort confessions by torture, and it is strictly forbidden to collect evidence by threats, seduction, deception, commitment or other illegal methods. Compulsory measures such as arrest and detention must also be taken in accordance with legal conditions and procedures. Usually, the case is still in the criminal investigation stage, and the suspect has the right to entrust a lawyer to help. Of course, if the nature of the case is special, such as involving state secrets, then hiring a lawyer requires the consent of the investigation organ.