1. Provide legal assistance such as legal consultation, suggestions on procedure selection, application for change of compulsory measures, and suggestions on handling cases;
2. Meeting with criminal suspects and defendants in custody or under residential surveillance;
3. Protect the litigation rights and other legitimate rights and interests of criminal suspects and defendants.
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Article 37 of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC)
The responsibility of a defender is to provide materials and opinions on whether a criminal suspect or defendant is innocent, light or relieved of criminal responsibility according to facts and laws, and to safeguard the litigation rights and other legitimate rights and interests of the criminal suspect or defendant.
Article 38
Defense lawyers can 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.