Everybody has a right to be defended, and every lawyer has a duty to defend people accused. And my office is to defend him, to discuss the accusation point by point, as I think this is a normal step in a democracy.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Everybody certainly has the right to defend themselves. That's not to say that they should defy common sense by avoiding or diffusing confrontation. And that's very, very important.
I will defend anyone as long as the client gives me total control of the case and pays up front.
In a democratic country, when a man is accused, he's accused from a document issued by the public attorney.
Today, lawyers are attacking more; they're attacking everything. A good example is the O.J. Simpson case.
When one person makes an accusation, check to be sure he himself is not the guilty one. Sometimes it is those whose case is weak who make the most clamour.
Sadly the job security of lawyers has been ruined, so they are less willing to defend political defendants.
Lawyers are for only what is right.
The role of the defense is to be an advocate for their client, regardless of whether he did it or not, within the bounds of the law.
When it comes to those who are accused and their right to defend themselves, it is perfectly reasonable to expect relevant evidence to be made public, and I am in favour of open justice.
The individual is not only best qualified to provide his own personal defense, he is the only one qualified to do so: and his right to do so is guaranteed by the Constitution.