What are the procedures for lawyers to meet criminal suspects?

Lawyers need lawyer's practice certificate, law firm certificate, power of attorney or legal aid letter to meet criminal suspects.

Article 39 of the Criminal Procedure Law stipulates that:

Defense lawyers can meet and correspond with criminal suspects and defendants in custody. Other defenders, with the permission of the people's courts and people's procuratorates, may also meet and correspond with criminal suspects and defendants in custody.

If a defense lawyer holds a lawyer's practice certificate, a law firm's certificate, a power of attorney or a letter of legal aid to ask for a meeting with the criminal suspect or defendant in custody, the detention center shall arrange the meeting in time, which shall not exceed 48 hours at the latest.

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Article 38 of the Criminal Procedure Law stipulates that:

Defense lawyers can provide legal aid to criminal suspects during investigation; Acting as an agent for complaints and accusations; Apply for changing compulsory measures; Ask the investigation organ about the crimes and cases suspected by the criminal suspect, and put forward opinions.

Article 40 of the Criminal Procedure Law stipulates that:

From the date when the people's procuratorate examines and prosecutes the case, the defense lawyer may consult, extract and copy the case file. Other defenders may also consult, extract and copy the above materials with the permission of the people's court or the people's procuratorate.

Article 4 1 of the Criminal Procedure Law stipulates:

Defenders have the right to apply to the people's procuratorate or the people's court for obtaining the evidence materials collected by the public security organs and the people's procuratorate to prove the innocence or light crimes of the criminal suspects and defendants during the investigation, examination and prosecution.

References:

Baidu encyclopedia-criminal procedure law