Juveniles denied right to lawyers

Juveniles denied right to lawyers Written by Thomas Gam Nielsen and Chrann Chamroeun Monday, 20 October 2008 Phnom Penh Post New figures expose absence of legal aid for offenders. ALMOST a quarter of children on trial for crimes in first eight months of 2008 did not have access to a lawyer, new figures from court monitors have revealed. According to Centre of Social Development (CSD), 23.6 percent of 230 juveniles in court between January and August this year were le

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