Y%S ,xld udkj ysñlï fldñiu úiska nkaOkd.dr ms<sn| isÿ l< wOHhkhla
óg wu;r j" .=Kd;aul iïuqL idlÉPdj, §" w;awvx.=jg .kakd n,Odßhd úiska kqiqÿiq f,i
ie,lSu .ek úuid ne,Su iïnJOfhka úfYaIfhka u mk; hgf;a isák /|úhkag wod< j
ls%hdmámdáuh wdrËdjka fkdue;s ùu biau;= úh' .=Kd;aul o;a;j,ska ikd: lrkq ,enQ
m%udKd;aul o;a; uÕska nkaOkd.drj, ls%hd;aul jk ls%hdmámdáh ms<sn| iy kqiqÿiq f,i
ie,lSu .ek ;%ia;jdoh je<elaùfï mk; hgf;a isák /|úhka nyq;rfhka úuisï fkdlsÍug
fya;=j ms<sn| m%Yak biau;= lrhs'
kqiqÿiq f,i ie,lSu ms<sn| j nkaOkd.drh úiska úuiSu isÿ lrk ,o mk; hgf;a isák msßñ
/|úhkaf.ka 46]la ffjoH m%;sldr b,a,d isá nj 20'3 m%ia;drh úoyd olajhs' ffjoH m%;sldr
b,a,d isá whf.ka m%;sldr ,nd ;snqfKa 46]lg muKs'
m%ia;drh 20'4 ;ukaf.a kvqfõ j¾;udk ;;a…h ms<sn| j mk; hgf;a isák msßñ /|úhka w;r
m%;Graph
spdrlhsk
a – Male PTA inmate respondents on the current status of their case
20.4
70%
61%
60%
47%
50%
39%
40%
30%
20%
14%
10%
14%
3% _
2%
0%
A1
A2
A3
A4
A5
A6
A7
PTAßudka
Remandee
MMPTA
â .;jQ f jl= M
M PTA
PTA Convicted
jrolrejQ j l=
A1 A1
– B–jd¾;dj
wêlrKfha
f.dkq lr we;'
B Report
filed in court
A6 – On appeal
A2 A2
– úu¾Yk
wjika lrconcluded,
we;' ,smsffile
.dkqsent
j kS;
;s fomd¾;fïka
;=jg hjd
– Investigations
tosmAG’s
department
A7 we;'
– I don’t know
– Indictment
haslr
been
filed,
has not
begun lr ke;'
A3 A3
– wêfpda
okd f.dkq
we;'
kvqtrial
úNd.h
;j yet
u wdrïN
A4 – Trial is ongoing
A4 A5
– kvq
úNd.h isÿ fjñka mj;S'
– Convicted
quantitative
A5 The
– jrolre
ù we;' data show that the majority of PTA remandees are at the stage where the
trial is still ongoing. The qualitative narratives explain the quantitative data further, where a
A6 – wNshdpkh u;'
number of patterns were observed in the experience of legal and judicial proceedings
A7 relayed
– fkdoksby
ñ'PTA prisoners, which are set out below.
to wêlrK
legal representation
6' 7.1.
kSAccess
;suh iy
lghq;=
jqfKatojjq
kshd uydêlrKfha
' tl u wmrdOh
i|yd to
hïadversely
flfkl=gimpact the
The “fuh
lack ofisÿaccess
competent
legal representation
was noted
fojrla
o`vqjïarrested
Èh fkdyels
hehs úksunder
iqrejrhd
rights
of persons
and detained
the mjid
PTA. udj wem u; ksoyia l<d'
uf.a /lshdj È.g u lrf.k hk f,i úksiqrejrhd ug mejiqjd' uu tfia lr"
j to
i|yd
uilg
jrla wêlrKhg
meñKs
d' Tjqkmay
a ug not
wêfpda
okdj
lsfhõfõ
The kvq
right
legal
representation
and, where
ah
person
have
sufficient
means to pay
uu
yhjeks
j;djg
meñKs
úg
hs
'
ug
hq
l
a
;
s
h
bgq
fõú
hehs
is
;
+
ks
i
d
uu
for it, legal aid, is stipulated in Article 14 of the ICCPR and in the national legalth
framework,
ie,ls
,a,g4(1)
.;afof
;a the
keye'
m<uqAct
kvq
úNd.fha
§ úksiqrejrhd mejiqjd wjqrÿq folla
under
Section
ICCPR
(No.
56 of 2007).
uu mqkre;a:dmkfha isg we;s ksid" th iqÿqiq o`vqjula f,i i,ld udj ksoyia l<
In national law, the CCP also sets out the right of a defendant to be represented by a
lawyer.731 Section 195(g) of the CCP states the judge shall assign an Attorney-at-Law upon
60the defendant’s request in the High Court and Section 353 states a judge may assign a
lawyer to the appellant in the Court of Appeal ‘if, in the opinion of the court, it appears
desirable in the interests of justice that the appellant should have legal aid’.