Supreme Court Bar Council holds meeting 1/2019

The Bar Council of the Supreme Court held its meeting 1/2019 in the meeting hall of the Union Attorney-General’s Office yesterday morning.

In his speech at the meeting, Bar Council of the Supreme Court’s Chairman Union Attorney-General U Tun Tun Oo said the council is doing the works of assessing and endorsing the applications of Supreme Court lawyers and providing remarks and comments to the Supreme Court on the ethics, duties and rights of Supreme Court lawyers. At the meeting, 661 applications to register as Supreme Court lawyers were assessed and confirmed. Lawyers were being hired at the State’s expense for poor persons who are put on trials where the outcome can be the death penalty and as per notification of 1-9-2018 the lawyer fees were being increased. Bill to amend the Bar Council Act was discussed and approved in Amyotha Hluttaw and is now being prepared for discussion and approval in Pyithu Hluttaw. Once the bill to amend the Act is enacted as law, Bar Council will be expanded to 15 members and will include up to 11 Supreme Court lawyers. Supreme Court lawyers are urged to raise their capacity and value their ethic and morality so that the people obtain a fair justice said the Union Attorney General. The meeting was attended by Bar Council of the Supreme Court chairman, vice chairman and 11 members it is learnt.

MNA

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Ref; The Global New Light of Myanmar