A criminal suspect is also called a suspect. Refers to the investigation object of the criminal investigation organ or the suspected object preliminarily determined according to the investigation clue. A criminal suspect must be a specific person, and a criminal who has not been discovered or whose identity is uncertain cannot be called a criminal suspect. In the practice of criminal investigation, criminal suspects can be excluded by alibi and other scientific evidence. A criminal suspect accused of a crime after a criminal investigation is called a criminal defendant.
The criminal suspect and his legal representative have the right to ask the person in charge of the investigation organ, the case investigator, the expert witness and the translator who have an interest in the case to withdraw. A criminal suspect may, after the first interrogation by the investigation organ or the day when compulsory measures are taken, hire a lawyer to provide him with legal advice and represent him in complaints and accusations. The criminal suspect has the right to entrust a defender from the date when the case is transferred for examination and prosecution.
The people's procuratorate shall, within three days from the date of receiving the case materials transferred for examination and prosecution, inform the criminal suspect that he has the right to entrust a defender. If the procurator or his close relatives have an interest in the case, and the procurator accepts the client and his client's treat and presents, and meets the client and his client in violation of the regulations, the criminal suspect has the right to ask him to withdraw. If a criminal suspect and his legal representative, close relatives or lawyers entrusted by the criminal suspect take compulsory measures against the people's procuratorate for more than the statutory time limit, they have the right to demand the cancellation of compulsory measures. The interrogation record shall be submitted to the criminal suspect for verification. If there are omissions or errors in the record, the criminal suspect may supplement or correct it. A criminal suspect who has been infringed upon his personal rights or property rights due to the illegal exercise of functions and powers by the People's Procuratorate and its staff has the right to compensation.
legal ground
Article 174 of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) * * * If a criminal suspect voluntarily pleads guilty and agrees to apply sentencing suggestions and procedures, he shall sign a confession and repentance in the presence of a defender or a lawyer on duty.