Is it necessary to hire a lawyer to apply for a protest in criminal cases? How much is the telephone charge?

A lawyer is required to apply for protest in criminal cases, but lawyers can only represent them. According to the provisions of China's criminal procedure law, the victim in criminal proceedings has only the right to protest, but not the right to appeal. That is to say, in criminal cases, if the victim thinks that the court's trial is unfair or the judgment is improper, he can only apply to the people's procuratorate for a protest, and the people's procuratorate will lodge a protest.

The time limit for the victim to apply for protest is 5 days, counting from the day after receiving the judgment. The people's procuratorate shall make a decision within 5 days after receiving the application.

In addition, in addition to the victim's own application for protest, his legal representative can also apply for protest. The legal representatives here mainly refer to parents, grandparents, grandparents, brothers and sisters, close relatives, neighborhood committees or village committees. The legal representative here is determined on the premise that the victim is a minor or a mental patient, and nothing else is allowed.