Can a criminal defendant entrust an agent?

Legal subjectivity:

A criminal complaint may be entrusted to an agent. Article 252 of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) stipulates that the parties, their legal representatives and close relatives may appeal to the people's court or the people's procuratorate against the legally effective judgment or ruling, but they cannot stop the execution of the judgment or ruling.

Legal objectivity:

Article 252 of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), the parties and their legal representatives and close relatives may appeal to the people's court or the people's procuratorate against the legally effective judgment or ruling, but they cannot stop the execution of the judgment or ruling. Article 253 of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) If the complaint of the parties and their legal representatives or close relatives meets one of the following circumstances, the people's court shall retry the case: (1) There is new evidence to prove that the facts ascertained in the original judgment or ruling are indeed wrong, which may affect conviction and sentencing; (2) The evidence on which conviction and sentencing are based is inaccurate and insufficient, which should be excluded according to law, or there are contradictions between the main evidences proving the facts of the case; (3) The application of the law in the original judgment or ruling is indeed wrong; (four) in violation of legal procedures, which may affect the fair trial; (5) The judicial officers commit acts of corruption, bribery, favoritism and malpractice, and perverting the law.