Home Affairs: Is it harassing lawyers illegally

From Constitutionally Speaking Tue Jul 22 2014, 14:47:59

The right to a fair trial - protected by section 35(3) of the South African Constitution - can only be safeguarded if the state refrains from harassing and intimidating lawyers and if lawyers are not indirectly punished for standing up for the rights of ordinary citizens. Where paranoid government officials target lawyers who dare to [...]

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