The arrest has been approved. Is it still useful to hire a lawyer?

Legal analysis: the procuratorate approved the arrest of the suspect, indicating that there is evidence to prove that the suspect has committed a criminal act and it is necessary to take him into custody. As far as judicial practice is concerned, most suspects can't come out in a short time after being arrested. Therefore, in most cases, it is useless to hire a lawyer if the purpose is to let the suspect come out within a short time after being arrested. In judicial practice, some arrested criminal suspects can also come out in the follow-up procedure. As far as the author's experience is concerned, the reasons why the arrested parties are released in the follow-up procedure are bail pending trial, dismissal of prosecution, non-prosecution, acquittal, probation and exemption from criminal punishment. In this kind of cases, the role of lawyers is mainly reflected in finding reasons for bail pending trial, withdrawing charges, not prosecuting, acquitting, suspending sentences and exempting from criminal punishment, and persuading the case-handling organs to make corresponding decisions.

Legal basis: Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC).

Article 87 When a public security organ requests the arrest of a criminal suspect, it shall write a letter of approval of the arrest, together with case files and evidence, and submit it to the people's procuratorate at the same level for examination and approval.

Article 90 After examining the cases submitted by the public security organs for approval of arrest, the people's procuratorate shall decide whether to approve the arrest or not according to the circumstances.