Of course. According to the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Law, a criminal suspect may hire a lawyer to provide legal advice, appeal and accusation on his behalf after being interrogated for the first time by the investigation organ or from the date when compulsory measures are taken. If a criminal suspect is arrested, the lawyer hired may apply for bail pending trial; In cases involving state secrets, the criminal suspect's employment of a lawyer shall be approved by the investigation organ. The criminal suspect may hire a lawyer to defend a public prosecution case from the date when the case is transferred for examination and prosecution; A defendant in a case of private prosecution may ask a lawyer to defend him at any time. Victims of public prosecution cases and their legal representatives or close relatives, and parties to incidental civil actions and their legal representatives may entrust lawyers as agents ad litem from the date when the case is transferred for examination and prosecution; The private prosecutor and his legal representative in a case of private prosecution, the parties to an incidental civil action and their legal representatives, and the parties to an incidental civil action and their legal representatives may entrust a lawyer as an agent ad litem at any time. Article 35 of the Criminal Procedure Law If a criminal suspect or defendant fails to entrust a defender due to financial difficulties or other reasons, he or his near relatives may apply to a legal aid institution. To meet the conditions of legal aid, legal aid institutions shall appoint lawyers to defend them. If the criminal suspect or defendant is a mental patient who is blind, deaf, dumb or has not completely lost the ability to identify or control his own behavior, and has not entrusted a defender, the people's court, the people's procuratorate and the public security organ shall notify the legal aid institution to appoint a lawyer to defend him. If a criminal suspect or defendant may be sentenced to life imprisonment or death without entrusting a defender, the people's court, the people's procuratorate and the public security organ shall notify the legal aid institution to appoint a lawyer to defend him.
Legal objectivity:
"Regulations of People's Republic of China (PRC) Detention Center" Article 28 A prisoner may communicate and meet with his near relatives with the consent of the case-handling organ and the approval of the public security organ during his detention. "Regulations of People's Republic of China (PRC) Detention Center" Article 32 If the people's procuratorate decides to initiate a public prosecution, the prisoner in custody may meet and correspond with the defender entrusted by him or the defender designated by the people's court after receiving a copy of the indictment.