KABUL Independent Bar Association (AIBA) on Monday said more than half of crime accused and suspects had no access to defense lawyers.
AIBA head, Roohullah Qarizada, told this to a gathering titled ‘early access to legal aid and role of judiciary and criminal organs’ in Kabul.
“Under Article 31 of the Constitution, one of the rights of suspects and accused is to have defense lawyers,” he said.
However, Qarizada regretted some parts of the Article 31 were being violated as people in detention centers . . .
