刑事诉讼法第４０条明文规定：公诉案件的被害人及其法定代理人或者近亲属，附带民事诉讼的当事人及其法定代理人，自案件移送审查起诉之日起，有权委托诉讼代理人。……人民检察院自收到移送审查起诉的案件材料之日起三日以内，应当告知被害人及其法定代理人或者其近亲属、附 Article 40 of the Code of Criminal Procedure expressly provides that the victims of public prosecution and their legal representatives or close relatives, the parties to the civil litigation and their legal representatives shall have the right to entrust the litigating agents as of the date of transfer of the case for examination and prosecution. ... The People’s Procuratorate shall, within three days from the date of receipt of the case materials transferred for examination and prosecution, inform the victim, his legal representative or his close relatives