Beijing: legal assistance given to prisoners

A special station was established here Friday to provide consulting services to prisoners, said an official of the municipal authority in prison.

The station will operate as a non-profit organization to protect the legitimate rights of prisoners and it will appoint legal experts and lawyers to undertake this task, the source said.

The station will serve about 7 000 prisoners in the Qinghe branch of the municipal authority in prison.

Thanks to services, the first of its kind in Beijing, the prisoners have access to legal consultation and professional proposals, said Zhang Xiaokun, vice president and senior judge of the Court of the Xuanwu District of Beijing.

Moreover, the station will oversee the daily management of prisoners and remain in contact with the families of prisoners to them about their reactions, said Zhang.

(Xinhua)

北京:法律援助,给予囚犯

特别车站今天在此间成立,以提供咨询服务的囚犯说,一个在监狱市政当局官员。

该站将作为一个非盈利组织,以保障罪犯的合法权利,并会委任的法律专家和律师来承担这一任务的人士表示。

该站将成为约7 000个在市政当局在监狱中的囚犯清河分支。

感谢服务,其在北京尚属首次,囚犯获得法律咨询和专业的建议,说张晓坤,副总裁和北京宣武区法院高级法官。

此外,该台将负责监督囚犯的日常管理和继续与囚犯的家属对他们的反应接触,张说。

日电(记者)

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