Lawyers urged to protect the people
(VOV) - The Vietnam Bar Federation should ensure member lawyers protect people’s legal rights, President Truong Tan Sang said at a meeting with the association on December 17.
Over the years, the association has taken an active role in the Government’s national programme on administrative reforms, providing advice on several drafted amendments within the Criminal Procedure Code.
Since the bar was established in 2009, about 7,600 lawyers nationwide have become members. From 2007-2011, lawyers worked on more than 64,000 criminal cases.
However, Sang said that the bar should continue working on improving the human resources quality of lawyers. He also noted that the number of lawyers taking part in procedures for criminal cases has been limited to about 9-10 percent.
The bar recommended the Government and the Party consider amending the Criminal Procedure Code to increase lawyers’ role and ensure that the bar federation and lawyers’ associations could fully cooperate with Government authorities.