1. When a criminal case is tried in public, the defendant's family members can participate in the trial;
2. The court will announce the relevant information of the case three days in advance, which is convenient for the observers to arrange for participation;
3. Family members can learn about the trial process on the spot, reflecting the right to know and judicial transparency;
4. The audit of family members helps to ensure the integrity and fairness of the judicial process.
Provisions on audit of criminal cases:
1. Audition qualification: According to the law, criminal cases are generally heard in public, unless special circumstances such as state secrets and personal privacy are involved;
2. Auditing procedure: Family members or people in society should apply to the court for auditing in advance according to the relevant regulations of the court;
3. Attendance: Due to the limited court space, the court may limit the attendance to ensure the order of the trial;
4. Auditing discipline: Auditing personnel shall abide by the court discipline, and shall not make noise, record or video at will or interfere with the trial process;
5. Special cases: juvenile crimes, sexual assault cases, etc. In order to protect the privacy of the parties, the trial shall not be held in public.
To sum up, the defendant's family is allowed to attend the public hearing of criminal cases, and the court will announce the case information in advance for arrangement. Listening in by family members is not only helpful to understand the trial process and protect the right to know, but also the embodiment of judicial transparency, which plays an important role in ensuring the integrity and fairness of the judicial process.
Legal basis:
Criminal Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China
Article 270
For juvenile criminal cases, the legal representatives of juvenile criminal suspects and defendants shall be notified to be present during interrogation and trial. If it is impossible to notify, the legal representative cannot be present, or the legal representative commits a crime of * * *, other adult relatives of the juvenile suspect or defendant, and representatives of the school, unit, grass-roots organization or minor protection organization in the place of residence can also be notified to be present, and relevant information can be recorded. The legal representative present may exercise the litigation rights of juvenile criminal suspects and defendants on his behalf.
Rules of People's Republic of China (PRC) People's Court
Article 9
Public trial activities, citizens can attend. When the attendance seats cannot meet the needs, the people's court may issue the attendance seats in the order of application or by drawing lots or shaking numbers, but priority shall be given to the close relatives of the parties or other interested parties to attend the case. The following persons are not allowed to attend: (1) witnesses, experts and people with special knowledge who are ready to appear in court to express their opinions; (two) minors without the approval of the people's court; (three) refused to accept the safety inspection; (4) Drunken people, mental patients or other people with abnormal mental state; (5) Other persons who may endanger court security or disturb court order. No unit or individual may organize personnel to participate in public trials that can seal criminal records according to law. Unless otherwise provided by law, no one may participate in a court hearing that is not open according to law.
Criminal Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China
Article 188
The people's court hears cases of first instance in public. However, cases involving state secrets or personal privacy shall not be heard in public; Cases involving commercial secrets may be heard in private upon the application of the parties. For cases that are not heard in public, the reasons for not hearing in public shall be announced in court.