How long can I read the newspaper after my arrest?

Legal analysis: you can go to the procuratorate to see the file within two months after arrest. According to the law, defense lawyers can consult, extract and copy the case files from the date when the people's procuratorate examines and prosecutes the case. The remaining defenders may also consult, extract and copy the above materials with the permission of the people's courts and people's procuratorates. After the arrest, it means that the case is in the hands of the procuratorate.

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

Article 40 From the date when the people's procuratorate examines and prosecutes a 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. Article 41 Defenders who believe that the evidence materials collected by public security organs and people's procuratorates to prove the innocence or minor crimes of criminal suspects and defendants have not been submitted have the right to apply to the people's procuratorates and people's courts for retrieval.