The Malaysian
Bar hopes at least 40% of its members would provide free legal aid to
those who are arrested or held in remand and this would be in line
with the formation of the National Legal Aid Foundation (NLAF) last
year.
Wonderful news indeed and a welcome
assurance to anyone brought to court that there would at least get
some help from the legal profession. The legal profession has always
been associated with the good life as evidenced when we see the
gleaming mansions and cars that is owned of some of the top legal
minds in the country. They do deserve the riches in return for their
work. Nevertheless, some of us could not afford the best with their
high fees.
What recourse do we have? We would turn
to the not so famous legal help with more reasonable fees within our
limited budgets. Unfortunately, there are groups of people who cannot
even afford the reasonable fees and with this latest move, at least
they will have a chance to have their say in court. This approach
would help to see a fairer distribution of legal help to those who
can and those who cannot afford the current fees.
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