The suspect has the right to entrust a lawyer as a defender from the date of the first interrogation or compulsory measures by the investigating organ. The defense lawyer can meet and communicate with the suspect and defendant in custody.
As of the date when the people's Procuratorate examines and prosecutes a case, a defense lawyer may consult, extract and copy the case files of the case.
The defender believes that the evidence collected by the public security organ or the people's Procuratorate during the period of investigation and prosecution shall be submitted to the people's Procuratorate and the people's court for collection.
With the consent of witnesses or other relevant units and individuals, defense lawyers may collect materials related to the case from them, apply to the people's Procuratorate or the people's court to collect and obtain evidence, or apply to the people's court to notify witnesses to testify in court.
According to the facts and laws, defense lawyers communicate with the public security organs, procuratorial organs and people's courts in accordance with the law, and put forward materials and opinions on the criminal suspects and defendants' innocence, lighter crimes or mitigating and relieving their criminal responsibilities, so as to safeguard the litigation rights of the suspects and defendants and their lawful rights and interests.