self-represent 自辯

self-represent
繁：自辯
简：自辩

四被告中，只有第三被告張俊浩和第四被告中大女學生鄧希雯自辯，他們被裁定暴動罪成。張供稱，他原打算到中大和姐姐拍畢業照。惟他到達中大後，獲通知典禮取消。

【中大二號橋衝突首案】4 學生被控　2人暴動及蒙面罪成　1 人蒙面罪成（2021年7月7日）。立場新聞，取自 https://bit.ly/3qQD1JO

If you are going to court, you may be represented by a lawyer, but it is not required. Around half of individuals who go to court in BC do not have a lawyer. They represent themselves. The term “Self-Represented Litigant” describes people who go to court without a lawyer.

Introduction to Self-Representation. (n.d.). Justice Education Society. Retrieved from https://www.justiceeducation.ca/legal-help/lawsuits-legal-system/representing-yourself/introduction-self-representation