（Adopted at the 39th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on May 8， 1956）
颁布日期：19560508 　实施日期：19560508 　颁布单位：全国人大常委会

On May 8， 1956， the thirty-ninth Meeting of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress discussed the issue whether persons deprived of political right can serve as defenders or not， which is submitted by the Supreme People's Court. It was decided that persons deprived of political rights can not serve as defenders during the period of depriving of their political rights， unless those deprived of political rights are close relatives or guardians of defendants.