THE number of foreign offenders receiving legal aid has increased since a law was amended last year requiring the government to provide free help to foreign criminals who face life sentences or the death penalty.
According to the Ministry of Justice, legal aid authorities handled over 800 cases involving foreign criminals last year after the law took effect in January last year – a 20% increase from 2012.
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