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Fri, 02/25/2011 - 06:51
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Malaysia PM Najib Launches National Legal Aid Foundation
PUTRAJAYA(Bernama) -- Prime Minister Najib Razak Friday launched a
foundation which will provide legal aid to the poor.
People from households with an annual income of less than RM25,000
(US$8,064) can seek aid from this National Legal Aid Foundation.
The foundation has 12 members on its board of directors, with
Attorney-General Abdul Gani Patail as the chairman and Malaysian Bar Council
President K. Ragunath as the deputy chairman.
Its assistance will cover criminal, civil and Syariah court cases.
At the launch at the Putrajaya International Convention Centre (PICC) here,
Najib said justice was a prerequisite in a progressive and successful nation.
He said the foundation, set up under the initiative of the government and
the Bar Council, would meet the desire of the government to ensure that justice
was for all.
foundation which will provide legal aid to the poor.
People from households with an annual income of less than RM25,000
(US$8,064) can seek aid from this National Legal Aid Foundation.
The foundation has 12 members on its board of directors, with
Attorney-General Abdul Gani Patail as the chairman and Malaysian Bar Council
President K. Ragunath as the deputy chairman.
Its assistance will cover criminal, civil and Syariah court cases.
At the launch at the Putrajaya International Convention Centre (PICC) here,
Najib said justice was a prerequisite in a progressive and successful nation.
He said the foundation, set up under the initiative of the government and
the Bar Council, would meet the desire of the government to ensure that justice
was for all.
