1, the suspect or the defendant himself;
2. The legal representative of the criminal suspect or defendant ("legal representative" refers to the parents, adoptive parents, guardians and representatives of the organs and organizations responsible for protection);
3. Close relatives of criminal suspects and defendants ("close relatives" refer to husbands, wives, fathers, mothers, sons, daughters, brothers and sisters);
4. The person entrusted by the criminal suspect or defendant;
5. Designated by the people's court.
Legal basis: Civil Code of People's Republic of China (PRC).
Article 919 An entrustment contract is a contract in which the principal and the agent agree that the agent shall handle the principal's affairs.
Article 922 The agent shall handle the entrusted affairs in accordance with the instructions of the principal. If it is necessary to change the client's instructions, it shall be approved by the client; If it is difficult to get in touch with the client due to an emergency, the agent shall properly handle the entrusted affairs, but shall report the situation to the client in time afterwards.
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.