By PETER SICHALILEGAL fees are too high for ordinary Zambians, Zambian DNA spokesperson, Spuki Mulemwa has said.Mr Mulemwa said the fees charged by lawyers had remained high and were an impediment to accessing justice.He said the current legal fees were not only expensive for the poor but also for the middle-class citizens and there was need to reverse the negative trend.“The existence of legal aid services are not even felt and, in any case, not even publicised in the country. Very few people know who is entitled to these services and what type of cases the Legal Aid Board is interested in,” he said.Mr Mulemwa said some citizens could still not afford to get legal aid services due to demand of some administrative costs from clients.He said the high legal costs had maimed the justice system and access was only for those with money.“There is need to make justice not a commodity but a service […]
‘LEGAL FEES TOO HIGH’
