Can't the criminal file be shown to the client?

Generally speaking, the law does not allow criminal suspects to look at the files, and criminal files are confidential. Institutions such as the Public Prosecution Law will not provide you with all the materials according to the case file. In the investigation stage, lawyers can't consult the materials in the public security organs, only when they are transferred to the procuratorate. Although lawyers can read the case file, the Lawyers Law also stipulates that lawyers may not disclose the case file materials to the parties. So the suspect can't see the file.

Legal basis:

Article 38 of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) * * * Since the people's procuratorate examines and prosecutes the case, the defense lawyer may consult, extract and copy the case file. Other defenders may also consult, extract and copy the above materials with the permission of the people's court or the people's procuratorate.