From time to time, it is reported that the police fired on duty and were sued by suspects or family members. In the future, public lawyers are expected to appear in court to assist in defense.

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[Reporter Wu Zhengfeng/Taipei Report] When the police arrested the criminals and shot them, they were accused. When public agencies or public schools made relevant punishments, they were also sued in court from time to time. In order to help the government and public schools face lawsuits and implement legal Reforming the country is a meeting resolution. On the 30th, the Executive Yuan Council passed the draft amendment to the Lawyers Law, adding "public lawyers" to protect the legal rights of civil servants.

The Ministry of Justice stated that with the diversified development of society and the rising awareness of people's rights, government agencies, institutions and public school colleagues are promoting business processes and facing increasing legal consultation and litigation cases. After considering opinions from all walks of life and collecting foreign legislation and experts and scholars, the Ministry of Justice added a new provision for "public lawyers" in the Lawyers Law, hoping to protect the legal rights and interests of civil servants through the professional capabilities of lawyers.

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The Ministry of Justice explained that this revision is in line with the revision of the "Regulations on the Transfer of Specialized Professionals and Technical Personnel to Public Servants" supervised by the Examination Institute. The Lawyers Law has added a public lawyer system. There are 4 key points in the newly added regulations.

First, public lawyers work full-time in government agencies, institutions or public schools; second, public lawyers handle legal affairs in the name of lawyers; third, public lawyers have dual identities as civil servants and lawyers, and should abide by the Civil Service Law, Lawyer Law, and Code of Ethics for Lawyers Fourth, public lawyers should join the Bar Association.

The Ministry of Justice emphasized that this amendment will enhance the government's legal profession, improve the government's legal system, and implement the protection of legal rights and interests of civil servants.

After the amendment draft was approved by the Executive Yuan meeting on the 30th, it will be sent to the Legislative Yuan for review. The Ministry of Justice stated that it will continue to cooperate with the deliberation of subsequent bills, hoping that the amendment will be passed smoothly, so that the "public lawyer" system will be implemented as soon as possible to meet practical needs. .

The police often get sued for firing guns in law enforcement, and they have to spend money to hire lawyers to defend them. In the long run, the use of guns has become more conservative. Now the Executive Yuan has amended the "Lawyer Law" and added the post of "Public Lawyer" for the transfer of practicing lawyers. The scope of services It not only includes government agency lawsuits, but also expands to civil servants involved in lawsuits while performing their duties, which is expected to ease the judicial pressure that police officers may face when using guns.

In addition to the police, decisions and punishments made by government agencies and public schools are often litigated by people or students. However, at present, various departments rely on internal legal personnel to appear in court, and the quality of litigation is uneven. There are even cases where external lawyers have to be hired Phenomenon.