Govt to provide legal aid for poor litigants - LAC Director General

Samantha Suraweera,
Gampaha South Group Corr.

“As a timely needed responsibility, the Government has undertaken to provide the legal aid service for poor litigants and has taken measures to decentralize the services of the Sri Lanka Legal Aid Commission to facilitate the ordinary people specially in rural areas, who are economically unstable,” said Director General of Sri Lanka Legal Aid Commission Hector S. Yapa at a meeting held at Gampaha District Secretariat Auditorium.

He said so addressing the legal and educational workshop conducted for the Gampaha District Samurdhi Development Managers organised by the Samurdhi Development Office under the direction of District Secretary V. K. Ruparathna.

The LAC Director General said the main aim of Judicial Service is for a peaceful law abiding society where everyone respects the law. This will greatly benefit the country and help its progress.

He said those who break the law should be brought to book. This is the only way we can minimise the number of crimes and various vices confronting the people. While suggesting to have law as a school subject he said general knowledge in law and order will be a solution to curb crime.

The law is equal to all and the Legal Aid Commission is there to assist the poor litigants economically, the LAC Director General said. District Secretary V. K. Ruparathna, Asst. Commissioner of Samurdhi Kalu Arachchi and Reginold Kumarasiri also spoke.