Is it illegal to cut down trees without a permit?

The criminal law stipulates the crime of illegal logging and indiscriminate logging. If the deforestation is serious, it may constitute a crime and will be sentenced. It is recommended to promptly entrust a defender to meet with the parties, obtain favorable evidence, and protect the legitimate rights and interests of the parties to the maximum extent. Defenders can provide the following legal services: 1. Provide legal aid to the parties during the investigation stage: meet with the criminal suspect to understand the charges and related cases, provide legal advice to the criminal suspect, apply for bail pending trial for the criminal suspect, and act as an agent for prosecution and prosecution; 2. The review and prosecution stage is Defend criminal suspects: review, extract, and copy case materials, meet and communicate with criminal suspects, investigate and collect relevant evidence materials, and provide relevant opinions to the prosecutor's office; 3. Defend the defendant during the trial stage: review, extract, and copy first-instance, Case-related materials during the second instance; meeting and communicating with the defendant, investigating and collecting evidence, participating in court hearings, and providing defense opinions on the defendant’s innocence or misdemeanor.

Legal basis

Criminal Procedure Law

Article 87: When the public security organ requests the arrest of a criminal suspect, it shall write a letter approving the arrest, together with the case file Materials and evidence shall be submitted to the People's Procuratorate at the same level for review and approval. When necessary, the People's Procuratorate may send personnel to participate in the discussion of major cases by the public security organs. Article 88 The People's Procuratorate may interrogate criminal suspects after reviewing and approving the arrest. The criminal suspect shall be interrogated under any of the following circumstances: (1) There is doubt as to whether the conditions for arrest are met; (2) The criminal suspect requests to make a face-to-face statement to prosecutors; (3) There may be major illegal acts during the investigation activities . When reviewing and approving an arrest, the People's Procuratorate may question witnesses and other litigation participants and listen to the opinions of the defense lawyer; if the defense lawyer requests it, the People's Procuratorate shall listen to the opinions of the defense lawyer.