Compass – Amman

On behalf of the Minister of Justice, the Secretary General of the Ministry of Justice for Administrative and Financial Affairs, Kholoud Al-Abadi, sponsored the “launching ceremony of the computerized legal aid system” today, Tuesday, in the presence of representatives of the Judicial Council, the Jordanian Bar Association, the National Center for Human Rights, representatives of the Spanish Embassy, ​​in addition to a large number of active partners.

The Secretary General of the Ministry of Justice for Administrative and Financial Affairs, Ms. Kholoud Al-Abadi, said during her speech at the opening ceremony that, based on the visions of His Majesty the King and the recommendations of the Royal Committee for the development of the judicial system and the promotion of the rule of law, Article (208) of the Code of Criminal Procedure and its amendments No. (9) has been amended. ) for the year 1961 to grant the right to legal aid by defining it as: legal representation before the Public Prosecution departments, regular courts and the Grand Criminal Court in accordance with the provisions of the legislation in force “in criminal cases for any Jordanian person or resident in Jordan, and types of legal aid were identified: compulsory and optional, as the Ministry of Justice has Establishing a specialized directorate in the field of legal aid, with the aim of providing legal assistance to the groups that are entitled to it, and establishing a legal aid fund and determining its financial resources under the supervision of the Ministry.

In addition to the issuance of Legal Aid Regulation No. (119) of 2018, which defines the criteria for entitlement to legal aid, and the system was amended last year with the aim of increasing the number of beneficiaries of these services.

The provision of legal advice to victims of human trafficking was also included under the Human Trafficking Victims Assistance Fund Regulation No. (6) of 2023, in coordination and partnership with the Regular Bar Association.
And the launch of the computerized legal aid system, which came as part of a series of projects to enhance access to justice included in the justice sector strategy for the years (2022-2026) with the aim of raising the efficiency and effectiveness of legal aid by automating legal aid procedures and including them in the Mizan system, which is the case management system managed by the Ministry Justice in all courts and affiliated departments, in addition to implementing training courses for judges, prosecutors, legal aid liaison officers and quality control officers in all courts and affiliated departments, with the aim of ensuring the proper functioning of the legal aid services system and improving its services.
It is noteworthy that the project “Computerization and Automation of Legal Aid Business Procedures” was carried out in partnership with the Ministry of Justice, the Judicial Council and the Jordanian Bar Association, with the support of the Spanish Agency “Access to Justice and Legal Empowerment in Jordan Project”.