Pro bono counsel to be assigned to Little India riot suspects
SINGAPORE — The Law Society of Singapore is processing applications for pro bono legal representation from those charged in relation with the Little India riot on Dec 8.
SINGAPORE — The Law Society of Singapore is processing applications for pro bono legal representation from those charged in relation with the Little India riot on Dec 8.
In a statement released this afternoon (Dec 17), the society said it has collated a list of volunteer lawyers to provide legal representation in the matter.
It also said it will assign pro bono defence counsel for successful applicants as soon as possible.
Chairman of Law Society’s Criminal Legal Aid Scheme (CLAS) Abraham Vergis said: “CLAS lawyers have stepped up to offer free legal representation, not only for the accused in this Little India riot, but on a daily basis whenever people accused of crimes do not have the means to pay for a lawyer to defend them.”
Set up in 1985, CLAS provides pro bono legal representation to accused persons charged with prescribed non-capital criminal offences, said the statement. CHANNEL NEWSASIA
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