Article 32 of the Criminal Procedure Law stipulates: "A criminal suspect or defendant may entrust one or two persons as defenders in addition to exercising the right of defense." The following persons can be entrusted as defenders: ① lawyers; (2) People's organizations or personnel recommended by the units to which the criminal suspect or defendant belongs; ③ Guardians, relatives and friends of criminal suspects and defendants.
However, it should be noted that a person who is being punished by criminal punishment or deprived of or restricted personal freedom according to law cannot act as a defender.