Hun Sen asks bar association to dispatch lawyers to provinces and rural villages

Prime Minister Hun Sen has asked the Bar Association of Cambodia to assign its lawyers to provinces and rural areas across the country in a move to provide free legal assistance to the poor. Mr Hun Sen’s request came after he met with a delegation led by bar association president Suon Visal, according to Mr Hun Sen’s personal assistant Eang Sophallet.

During the meeting yesterday, Mr Visal briefed Mr Hun Sen on the activities of the bar association, including its administrative and financial reforms, and regional and international cooperation. Mr Visal said that the bar association cooperated with the Ministry of Justice to provide legal assistance to the poor.

In response, Mr Hun Sen recommended that all reforms be made in accordance with Cambodia’s laws and international norms. He also encouraged the bar to further strengthen and enhance its lawyers’ capacities so that they could help the poor both in the provinces and rural areas.

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