Legal basis: Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC).
Article 88 After the people's procuratorate has examined and approved the arrest, it may interrogate the criminal suspect. In any of the following circumstances, the criminal suspect shall be interrogated:
(1) Having doubts about whether the conditions for arrest are met;
(2) The criminal suspect requests to make a face-to-face statement to the procurator;
(3) There may be major illegal acts in the investigation activities.
When examining and approving an arrest, the people's procuratorate may question witnesses and other participants in the proceedings and listen to the opinions of defense lawyers; If a defense lawyer makes a request, he shall listen to the opinions of the defense lawyer.
Article 91 If a public security organ deems it necessary to arrest a detained person, it shall, within three days after detention, submit it to the People's Procuratorate for examination and approval. Under special circumstances, the approval time can be extended by one to four days.
For major suspects who commit crimes on the run, commit crimes many times or commit crimes in collusion, the time for submitting for examination and approval may be extended to 30 days.
The people's procuratorate shall, within seven days after receiving the approval letter from the public security organ, make a decision on whether to approve or disapprove the arrest. If the people's procuratorate does not approve the arrest, the public security organ shall immediately release it after receiving the notice and promptly notify the people's procuratorate to execute it. Those who need to continue the investigation and meet the conditions of obtaining a guarantor pending trial or residential surveillance shall be granted a guarantor pending trial or residential surveillance according to law.