South Sumatra Ministry Of Law And Human Rights Asks Legal Aid Institutions To Achieve Accreditation

Head of the Regional Office of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights of South Sumatra Harun Sulianto/Photo: Antara

PALEMBANG - Officials from the Regional Office of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights (Kemenkumham) South Sumatra encourage legal aid organizations in 17 districts and cities in the local province to achieve accreditation. "As of June 2022, there are only 13 legal aid organizations (OBH) from dozens of OBH in the province. Local legal aid organizations need to have this accreditation to improve professionalism," said Head of the Regional Office of the South Sumatra Ministry of Law and Human Rights, Harun Sulianto, in Palembang, Thursday, June 2. Law enforcement agencies that have achieved B accreditation, namely YLBHI LBH Palembang are encouraged to get A accreditation, while the other 11 OBH who are still accredited C are encouraged to increase their accreditation to B. Human Rights (Divyankumham) routinely evaluate their performance, he said. He explained that the purpose of legal aid is to guarantee and fulfill the rights of legal aid recipients to get access to justice, while also realizing the constitutional rights of every citizen in accordance with the principle of equality before the law. to always maintain integrity, professional code of ethics, carry out legal aid services in accordance with the provisions of laws and regulations; as well as providing information and legal aid services that are easily accessible," said Regional Head of Regional Office Harun as quoted by Antara.