You can apply for legal aid or be appointed by the people's court to defend.
According to China's "Legal Aid System", if a citizen fails to entrust an agent or defender due to financial difficulties, he may apply for legal aid or be appointed by the people's court to defend the following matters:
(1) Requesting state compensation according to law;
(2) Requesting social insurance benefits or minimum living security benefits;
(3) Requesting pensions and relief funds;
(4) Requesting to pay alimony, alimony and alimony;
(5) Requesting payment of labor remuneration;
(six) to claim the civil rights and interests arising from the courageous behavior.
Under any of the following circumstances in criminal proceedings, citizens may apply for legal aid from legal aid institutions:
(1) The criminal suspect fails to hire a lawyer due to financial difficulties after being interrogated for the first time by the investigation organ or from the date when compulsory measures are taken;
(2) The victim of a public prosecution case and his legal representative or close relatives have not entrusted an agent ad litem due to financial difficulties since the date when the case was transferred for examination and prosecution;
(three) since the case of private prosecution was accepted by the people's court, the private prosecutor and his legal representative have not entrusted an agent ad litem due to financial difficulties.
In a case where a public prosecutor appears in court for public prosecution, the defendant fails to entrust a defender due to financial difficulties or other reasons. If the people's court appoints a defender for the defendant, the legal aid institution shall provide legal aid.
If the defendant is blind, deaf, dumb or a minor without a defender, or if the defendant may be sentenced to death without a defender, when the people's court appoints a defender for the defendant, the legal aid institution shall provide legal aid without examining the defendant's financial situation.
To apply for legal aid, an application must be made to the legal aid institution of the city or county where the household registration or work unit is located. The applicant shall submit the following certificates to the legal aid institution:
(1) A certificate of the applicant's economic situation issued by the civil affairs department or a certificate of living conditions issued by the neighborhood committee or village committee;
(2) Income certificate and laid-off certificate issued by the applicant and his spouse;
(3) A copy of the relevant disability certificate issued by the Disabled Persons' Federation;
(4) a copy of the ID card;
(5) Certificate of agency qualification;
(6) the written materials of the case or the written materials of the court filing.
To sum up, you can sue if you have no money to hire a lawyer. As long as the interests meet the requirements, you can apply for legal aid, so you can represent them for free. You can consult more when applying and find relevant evidence to prove yourself. Only in this way can you protect your right to win the case. Therefore, you must know how to protect your rights and interests.