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Sat, December 15, 2018
LEGAL AID AND JUSTICE AUTHORITY:
A copy of the draft of Legal Aid and Justice Authority Bill 2018 says that its purpose is to establish the Legal Aid and Justice Authority to provide legal, financial or other assistance and access to justice to the poor and vulnerable segments of the society in criminal cases.
According to the draft, those who are unable to afford legal representation or pay for bail amounts or penalties/fines in criminal cases, except those charged with heinous offences, will be able to apply for legal aid. Women, children and transgender persons will be given preference with respect to “sexual gender-based violent offences (SGBV)”, it adds.
The Aid and Justice Authority Bill 2018 also said that the authority will have a board to administer it with a representation of the federation and all the provinces. It will mainly consist the federal minister for human rights, attorney general of Pakistan and advocate generals of each province, secretaries of human rights, finance, law and justice, Pakistan Bar Council vice chairman, and one prominent female social worker, the proposal reads.
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