Lawyers are not allowed to read papers during the examination and prosecution, and are generally not allowed to read papers before the procuratorate has issued an arrest warrant. Most criminal cases are arrested before the time of examination and prosecution, and lawyers exercise the right to read papers from the date of examination and prosecution. Lawyers can see the criminal suspect after criminal detention, but they don't have to read the case file after criminal detention. Lawyers have the right to read and copy the case file after the case enters the stage of examination and prosecution, but they are not allowed to show the case file to the parties and their families. Therefore, the parties and their families have never seen the file. Of course, the evidence that the procuratorate accused the suspect of committing a crime needs to be presented in court for cross-examination. In other words, during the trial, the parties and their families can hear or see the evidence cited by the public prosecutor.
Legal objectivity:
Article 40 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. Article 41 of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC): Defenders have the right to apply to the People's Procuratorate and the People's Court for retrieval if they think that the evidence materials collected by the public security organs and people's procuratorates in the process of investigation, examination and prosecution to prove the innocence of the criminal suspect or defendant or the light crime have not been submitted.