Pemberian Bantuan Hukum Untuk Masyarakat Kurang Mampu Di Indonesia

Abstrak

Legal aid is the constitutional right of every citizen to guarantee protection and equality before the law as a means of recognizing human rights (HAM). Getting legitimate assistance to everyone is an indication of the entry of equity as the implementation of guarantees of justice under the supervision of the law.  Everyone can face the law including the poor who need to be defended by legal counsel so that their rights are not violated by the party above them when litigating in court.  Article 54 of the Criminal Procedure Code reads "For defense, the suspect or defendant shall be entitled to legal assistance from one or more legal counsel during the time and at any level of examination, according to the procedures prescribed in this law".  This is in line with the idea of legal aid and the principles of the welfare state. To be able to obtain legal assistance, both from the courts and the Legal Aid Institute (LBH), of course, they have their procedures that have been regulated in the laws and regulations. The methods outlined in this article are the normative statute approach and the conceptual approach.  The writing of this article aims to explain who is entitled to legal assistance and which parties can provide legal assistance