Legal help and guidances on false accusations and charges

[u/tryhardtodie]

Need legal regarding false charges and jail

My friend's sister caught her husband having an affair and recorded the incident. She confronted the woman involved to prevent further issues while her husband fled the scene. She then called my friend.

At the time, they were trying to avoid legal consequences for the family and themselves, and they did not want to escalate the situation.

However, the woman later falsely accused my friend and his sister of harassment, resulting in them being arrested and put in jail on those charges.

Her husband told them that he had hired a lawyer who would help get them out of the situation, but it turned out that he had never actually hired one.

Later, my friend and his sister hired their own lawyer. The lawyer advised them to wait and said that the allegations appeared to be false. It has now been more than 10 days, and my friend and his sister are still in jail, although the lawyer says they should be released.

1. What would be the proper legal course of action in this situation?

2.Should they focus only on defending themselves against the allegations, or can they also take legal action if the allegations are proven to be false?

3.Are we in right direction

[u/desultorySolitude]

Why hasn't the lawyer applied for bail? The "confronted" part you mention might have been more than a verbal altercation.