For more than a year, attorneys provide free Primorye

For more than a year, Maritime lawyers provide free legal assistance to residents of the region. About how this is happening and what is the real assistance to citizens - our conversation with the Vice President of the Bar of Primorsky Krai (APPC). - Vladimir S., tell us about the current law "On ensuring the provision of legal aid in the Primorye Territory." - Beginning in 2012 the lawyers of Primorsky Kraiprovide free legal assistance to residents of the region within the state system of free legal aid. With the adoption of the federal law and the law of the Primorsky Territory of providing legal assistance in the Primorsky Territory of the regional budget allocated attorneys fees for legal services rendered and costs incurred related to the provision of free legal aid to citizens. In a short span of time since the adoption of the law onPrimorsky edge legal advice received over 1000 people. - What are the categories of people may be eligible for free legal aid? - Category variety. A total of 12. But now, the vast majority of complaints coming from disabled groups I and II. Unfortunately, we have little appeal to the poor people, although the law on this category of persons and directed. Free legal aid is provided to veterans of the Great Patriotic War, disabled children,orphans. By the way, assistance is also provided for minors who have been in prison or in institutions to prevent homelessness and juvenile. And by agreement with the Commissioner for Children's Rights Anna Lichkovaha we start in September to carry out such activities. We also provide free legal services to citizens who are in nursing homes for the elderly and disabled. In particular, our Sedankinsky. We conductreception at the Ombudsman regularly on Thursdays. And also in legal practice. - In what areas of the province arranged work in providing legal services free of charge? - This work is organized in the city of Vladivostok, guerrilla, Nakhodka, Ussuriysk Pozharsky district. And we do everything to ensure that this assistance has gone on in the area. However, we feel the support of the regional administration. In particular, the Department of Law Enforcement. The Department of Social Welfare is also working in this direction, because in the Chamber of Lawyers of calls coming from the district administrations of the publication of lists of lawyers who provide free assistance. Notification about the provision of free legal aid, categories of citizens, legal cases is now extremely important. And the work is still quite large. We believe it is necessary and that the results of the work that you need to expand the categories of people mentioned in the law, and cases to provide such legal assistance. We are monitoring the situation and see what is being done in other regions of the Russian Federation. Recently, a meeting of the Justice Department, where we discussed the proposals for changes in the regional law. Now the Legislative Assembly of Primorsky Territory is working to expand the list of persons entitled to free legal aid. We are working with the Office had already prepared their proposals. - Why is the need for such an amendment? - We can not always provide legal assistance to those citizens who, because of age or disease really need it. According to the law, if the issue does not fall under the legal case mentioned in the law, we have to refuse them. In fact, the only official cases have 2-3. And then, in one case, we still care provided. Practice of refusing we still try to get as a person with no money, really need help. Just yesterday I sent a letter to ARTEMOVSK the bar so that they provided legal assistance to a disabled group III. We do not have this category of persons to provide assistance. But this lone citizen, low-income, with a serious illness, with low pensions. We can not leave this case without attention. In fact, the lawyers provide legal assistance to a greater extent than that specified in the reports. If we help those categories of persons who are not covered by the law, we just do not fix it. And when we talk about what is reasonable to expand the list of categories, we proceed from the shaft failure, that can give rise to dissatisfaction of citizens. - How do you assess the work already done by the lawyers? - Even in the short amount of time lawyers Primorye did a great job, an important job, and it is impossible to estimate only, based on the letter of the law. Let me explain this with an example. I was contacted by a citizen II group, he has a serious illness, lives alone. His daughter lives in one of the western regions of the country, the age of five had not seen. He turned to me with a question about the possibility to collect child support from her daughter. I explained that he could do in this case. He further asked whether to transfer the apartment to a certain person who will look after him. I said on the subject matter. But in fact, in the course of the dialogue was a citizen just very lonely and wants to learn how to establish a dialogue with the family man. Reported that the apartment she left a bequest. As a result, consultation over the fact that I supported him to just write a letter to his daughter, to say that he loves her, and waiting for nothing. He sincerely thanked me. Thus, the lawyers perform an important social function. I hope that our work will become even more significant, useful for residents of the province. - Vladimir S., how do you know that to what a lawyer can apply for free legal aid? - Full information about where and what lawyers can provide free legal help, we will soon be published on the site Primorsky Territory Administration. Now lawyers themselves give ads where and at what time are welcome. We work hard to ensure that citizens are in need of legal assistance, could quickly find the right lawyer. I also encourage everyone who sees that someone needs legal assistance, but he can not report it, do not stand by and be souchastnymi.