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Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Dr. Harrison Mwakyembe he was informed during the presentation of the bill said that the bill of law has been through many stages and takes a long time to reach the stage of being discussed by Parliament sublime.
He went on to say that the bill proposes legislating legal assistance for the purpose of establishing (for the first time in historians countries) a legal framework to manage, coordinate, formalize and recognize the provision of services to legal aid in all cases of criminal and Litigation demand.
Moreover mechanism that existed for many years in terms of government entails some of the mistakes of the name, a great punishment for offenses such as hanging up dead long sentences. Where the service has been delivered at the level of the Supreme Court alone and with limited scope only where necessary in the interests of justice and to the instructions of the Chief Justice or any person who delegated the authority to issue such instructions.
"There has been a significant increase in demand for services of legal assistance and paralegals. Given the situation, the government saw the need to establish a system to manage and coordinate the delivery of the service provided and to ensure qualified people, with real need both familiar and procedures to be in line with constitutional requirements, "explained Dr. Mwakyembe.
He also mentioned that the bill aims to recognize paralegals, law abolishing legal aid (in the criminal proceedings).
For his part, MP Selemani Zedi said that the bill will help people who can not afford to pay lawyers when they need legal assistance.
In addition, the Deputy Speaker Dr. Tulia Ackson commended the Government for the bill that Parliament has passed the important you suobiria signed by Hon. President to become law.
Lilian Heap - NOTES, Dodoma
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