My friend was criminally detained for picking quarrels and provoking trouble. Will my family be notified at trial? Can family members attend the court hearing?

Generally, when a criminal judgment is held, a summons will be served to the defendant, and the defendant will also be notified of his right to hire a lawyer. If a sentence is imposed, the defendant will definitely be served with a written judgment.

The crime of picking quarrels and provoking trouble refers to wanton provocation, arbitrarily beating or harassing others, or arbitrarily damaging or occupying public or private property, or rioting in public. Seriously disrupt social order. The Criminal Law stipulates four objective manifestations of the crime of picking quarrels and provoking trouble: ① Beating others at will, with serious circumstances; 2. Chasing, intercepting, insulting, and intimidating others, with serious circumstances; 3. Taking forcibly or arbitrarily damaging or occupying public or private property, The circumstances are serious; ④ Making trouble in public places, causing serious disorder in public places.

Relevant provisions:

Article 293 of the "Criminal Law"

Whoever commits any of the following acts of provoking quarrels, provoking trouble, and disrupting social order shall be sentenced to five years in prison The following are subject to fixed-term imprisonment, criminal detention or surveillance:

(1) Beating others at will, with serious circumstances;

(2) Chasing, intercepting, insulting, or intimidating others, with serious circumstances;

(3) Forcibly taking or arbitrarily damaging or occupying public or private property, the circumstances are serious;

(4) In public sex. Cause serious chaos in a public ****.

Whoever gathers others to commit the acts mentioned in the preceding paragraph multiple times and seriously disrupts social order shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years but not more than ten years, and may also be fined.