Justice on Wheels expanding to peninsula after high demand in Sabah, Sarawak

Deputy law and institutional reform minister M Kula Segaran said the Justice on Wheels programme has helped in resolving many issues involving inheritance matters since its launch in Sabah and Sarawak in January. (Bernama pic)

PETALING JAYA: The legal aid department will expand the Justice on Wheels (JoW) programme to the peninsula to assist the B40 group in resolving legal issues.

M Kula Segaran.

Deputy law and institutional reform minister M Kula Segaran said the first JoW programme in the peninsula will be implemented in Negeri Sembilan at the end of this month, Bernama reported.

“We started in Sabah and Sarawak in early January.

“Based on the high demand, we decided to expand this programme to Peninsular Malaysia, starting in Negeri Sembilan and then possibly in Perak and other places.

“From our findings, many issues involve inheritance matters and most residents do not have access to ways to resolve them.

“Therefore, the JoW platform is seen as capable of providing help,” he told reporters after opening the legal affairs division’s “Meet the Customer Day” programme, attended by over 500 visitors at Aeon Big Falim in Ipoh today.

Kula said since its implementation in Sabah and Sarawak, the JoW programme had successfully provided legal advice to 358 clients from January till the end of June.