The mayor of Puerto Lumbreras, Pedro Antonio Sanchez, has agreed with the dean of Bar Lorca, Francisco Javier Campoy, add the processing on duty in Puerto Lumbreras through Social Services
The new service will prevent the displacement of citizens by Lorca Bar will also offer personalized follow-up to oversee all social actions arising from legal proceedings
April 17 '09.
The mayor of Puerto Lumbreras and Regional Representative, Pedro Antonio Sanchez, met with the dean of Bar Lorca, Francisco Javier Campoy, with the aim of promoting legal actions in the most disadvantaged sectors of Puerto Lumbreras.
Through the Municipal Social Services will start a program that will facilitate the processing of information and legal assistance to lumbrerenses requiring Legal Aid scheme.
According to the mayor, Pedro Antonio Sánchez, "guaranteeing the right to legal defense allows all citizens to take advantage of attorney and solicitor, whether or not funds to pay for their services.
This is the fundamental reason that the Municipality of Puerto Lumbreras will work with the Bar Lorca in order to improve counseling and legal assistance for economically disadvantaged people through duty counsel. "
The Lorca Bar is the heart of the capital of the judicial district that currently encompasses Lorca, Aguilas and Puerto Lumbreras.
Until now, citizens of Puerto Lumbreras that required duty roster made it through the Bar Lorca.
After the meeting, both the City Council of Puerto Lumbreras as Lorca Bar Association have agreed to incorporate the service of processing legal aid, duty counsel, through the Social Services of Puerto Lumbreras.
"The main objective is to bring the Administration to the citizens of Puerto Lumbreras and avoid moving to Bar Lorca to handle legal documentation," added the mayor of Puerto Lumbreras, Pedro Antonio Sánchez.
In turn, the Social Services of Puerto Lumbreras make a personalized on executions after trials.
This service will handle all legal proceedings and in turn advise the documentary processing of legal proceedings.
In addition, Puerto Lumbreras, through the Department of Social Policy, support through social activities that may result from proceedings brought by citizens.
"With this, the Municipality of Puerto Lumbreras Social Services held from closer monitoring and legal advice so far not carried out in the town.
Will also serve to enable people all the steps that comprise the judicial process, "he says Sanchez.
Both Sanchez and Campoy have concluded the meeting by announcing that soon the two organizations signed a partnership agreement through which will be enhanced in Puerto Lumbreras more initiatives related to the improvement and accessibility of legal services.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Puerto Lumbreras