Criminal proceedings give parties and their defenders the right to defend themselves against the charges. The mission and purpose of the establishment and exercise of this right of defense is to refute the charges, put forward materials and opinions that are beneficial to the criminal suspect or defendant, and demonstrate that the criminal suspect is innocent or guilty, or that the crime should be mitigated, mitigated, or mitigated. Waiver of punishment. Relevant laws stipulate that there are three main defense methods: one is legitimate defense. Refers to the defense of criminal suspects and defendants themselves. Criminal suspects and defendants sign entrustment contracts with persons permitted by law and have others defend them. Under special circumstances provided by law, the court appoints a defense attorney to defend a defendant who has not appointed a defender. In addition to exercising their own defense rights, criminal suspects and defendants may also entrust one or two people as defenders.
Legal Basis
Article 14 of the Chinese People’s Government and the National Criminal Procedure Law: People’s courts, people’s procuratorates and public security organs shall protect criminal suspects, defendants and other litigation Participants have the right to defense and other litigation rights in accordance with the law. Litigation participants have the right to file complaints against judges, prosecutors, and investigators who infringe on citizens’ procedural rights or insult citizens’ personality.