If a person is detained by the police in China (no matter Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Guangzhou or any other cities in China, the law is the same), in practice, only 4 kind of person can employ a defense lawyer for him:
- the person himself, but he has to remember the lawyer’s phone number. This is not promising. Because the police may not allow any phone call after detaining. In most cases, he is not allowed to contact anyone.
- one of the person’s parents. If he is a foreinger, the case will be complicated. It will involve his motherland’s embassy work. Some cities in China like Shenzhen, allow the person’s parents fly to Shenzhen and employ lawyers at specific places.
- the person’s wife/husband. Follow same rules as parents
- the person’s son/daughter. Also follow same rules as as parents
Other people or organizations is possible in theory in PRC law to employ a defense attorney for the person, but is it almost impossible in real life practice. Because suspects are not allowed to contact anyone outside before the investigations are done, except talking to his lawyers, suspects who don’t have any lawyers have no methods to send any message out. There are cases that some foreigners have been detained for over a year before their parents (wife/son etc) are aware of the situation.
We are experienced defense lawyers in China, having very good record in this business, and success cases with pending trial with restricted liberty of moving. We handle works all over the country, including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Chengdu, Suzhou, etc.
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