Legal aid refers to a legal protection system in which legal aid agencies established by the government organize legal aid lawyers to provide free legal services to parties with financial difficulties or special cases. The conditions for legal aid can be divided into general conditions and special conditions.
(1) General conditions
General conditions generally apply to Chinese citizens. This means that Chinese citizens who are truly unable to pay for legal services due to financial difficulties and have sufficient reasons to prove that they need help safeguarding their legitimate rights and interests can apply for legal aid.
(2) Special conditions
Special conditions mainly refer to the special circumstances that defendants in criminal cases should meet to obtain legal aid, which mainly include the following:
(1) Blind, deaf, mute and minors who are criminal defendants or suspects, and the defendant may be sentenced to death without retaining a defense lawyer, shall obtain legal aid;
(2) Others Criminal defendants and suspects such as disabled people and the elderly who are unable to hire a defense lawyer due to financial difficulties can obtain legal aid;
(3) In criminal cases, if a foreign defendant does not retain a defender, the court will If a lawyer is appointed to defend him/her, legal aid can be obtained.