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The Right Of Early Access To Criminal Legal Aid In Indonesia: Clear Rule, Clearer Violations, Maxwell Abbott
The Right Of Early Access To Criminal Legal Aid In Indonesia: Clear Rule, Clearer Violations, Maxwell Abbott
Indonesia Law Review
This article will examine the right of early access to criminal legal aid in Indonesia, both in theory and in practice. In theory, the right of early access to criminal legal aid (the Right) is clear and firmly established in Indonesian law and international law which applies to Indonesia: individuals under arrest or in detention are entitled to receive legal aid at all stages of the criminal justice process. Therefore, law enforcement may not deny or delay a suspect’s access to a lawyer during the initial procedural stages of arrest, investigation and detention. This article will argue that the Right …