Legal basis: "People's Republic of China Criminal Procedure Law"
Article 32 A criminal suspect or defendant may entrust one or two persons as defenders in addition to exercising the right of defense by himself. The following persons may be entrusted as defenders:
(1) lawyers;
(2) a person recommended by a people's organization or the unit to which the criminal suspect or defendant belongs;
(3) guardians, relatives and friends of criminal suspects and defendants. A person who is being punished or deprived or restricted of personal freedom according to law shall not act as a defender.