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PM asks bar federation to contribute to nation

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has requested the Vietnam Bar Federation (VBF) make more contributions to building a socialist rule of law state, defending justice and citizens’ legitimate rights, settling existing petitions and denunciations and opposing hostile forces’ sabotage.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has requested the Vietnam Bar Federation(VBF) make more contributions to building a socialist rule of law state,defending justice and citizens’ legitimate rights, settling existingpetitions and denunciations and opposing hostile forces’ sabotage.

PM Dung made the request at a working session with leaders of the VBF in Hanoi on May 24.

The VBF should overcome shortcomings and weaknesses to be the common house of the Vietnamese bar circle, Dung added.

VBF President Le Thuc Anh said after more than three years ofoperation, the federation has competently implemented its role of acommon house uniting the Vietnamese bar circle and a stable bridgebetween the Party, the State, society and the bar circle.

The national lawyers’ council and the VBF Standing Committee andleaders have jointly carried out assigned tasks with the effectiveco-operation of the VBF apparatus, Anh added.

According to the VBF leader, the federation has actively contributed tojudicial reform, a socialist rule of law state and its assignedpolitical task.

During the past two years, lawyersprovided legal service in more than 32,200 criminal cases, almost 27,500civil cases, 4,730 economic cases, 2,240 administrative cases and 493labour cases.

Anh affirmed that in future, thefederation will boost professional ethical education for its members,make active contributions to law building and dissemination work and payattention to training lawyers.-VNA
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