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Making Legal Services More Accessible

55 mins·18:00, 12 Apr 2023
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Making Legal Services More Accessible

55 mins
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18:00, 12 Apr 2023
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Guest: Firdaus Husni (Chief Human Rights Strategist), Malaysian Centre for Constitutionalism and Human Rights (MCCHR) | Goh Cia Yee, Criminal Lawyer

The government is looking at the need to legislate a Public Defender Act and set up a Public Defender’s Office, which aims to improve access to criminal legal assistance. First, we look into the potential need for this. And then, we talk about how else can we make getting legal help more affordable.

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Presenter: Lee Chwi Lynn, Sharmilla Ganesan

Producer: Natasha Fusil, Alia Zefri

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