On June 7, an inter-ministerial committee convened a meeting to discuss ways to quickly bring about a solution to a land dispute that erupted into violence on June 3 at the Chamkar Barang area in Tuol Prich commune of Kandal province’s Ang Snuol district.
The Bar Association of the Kingdom of Cambodia (BAKC) has announced the resumption of its regular operations and services after having previously scaled them back to comply with the government-imposed administrative measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19.
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Lawyer’s room set to ensure confidentiality
Thu, 25 February 2021
Prisons across Cambodia now have consultation rooms for lawyers and detainees to ensure confidentiality. They are available for use prior to trial.
Phon Thearin, an attorney, told The Post on February 24 that prior to the construction of these rooms, it was difficult for lawyers to meet with clients.
He said he was unable to conduct extensive legal consultations or maintain confidentiality due to a lack of places to meet and that this was inadvertently violating the Bar Association of the Kingdom of Cambodia’s (BAKC) code of professional conduct.
He explained that clients would not tell their lawyers secrets or other information that might help their defence if they could not relay it to them privately because it might put them in danger if other prisoners knew that they had told even their own lawyers certain information.
The Bar Association of the Kingdom of Cambodia (BAKC) announced that over a period of 100 days they had provided free legal representation in 2,167 cases on behalf of poor people.
The Bar Association of the Kingdom of Cambodia (BAKC) has vowed to expand the scope of pro bono defence consultations for the poor and called on lawyers around the country to participate in serving social justice and contribute to reducing the effects of poverty.