Attorney fees are generally borne by the parties themselves. Criminal litigation in China refers to the activities of people's courts, people's procuratorates and public security organs to solve the criminal responsibility of defendants in accordance with the procedures prescribed by law with the participation of parties and other participants in litigation. Criminal litigation is a litigation activity jointly conducted by judicial organs (people's courts), procuratorial organs (people's procuratorates) and investigation organs (public security organs including state security organs, etc.). With the participation of the parties and participants in the proceedings, the criminal responsibility of the defendant shall be solved in accordance with legal procedures. The basic principles of criminal procedure law are the basic legal norms established by criminal procedure law, which reflect the objective laws and basic requirements of criminal procedure. It is closely related to the purpose and task of criminal proceedings, and it is an important guarantee to guide people to achieve the goal of punishing crimes and safeguarding human rights in criminal proceedings.
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Article 32 of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) * * * A criminal suspect and defendant may entrust one or two persons as defenders in addition to exercising their right of defense. 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 has been sentenced to punishment according to law or deprived of or restricted personal freedom shall not act as a defender.