Proposal for improvement of ex-officio defense

Jugoslav Tintor has initiated and actively participated in project named “Proposal for improvement of ex-officio defense” organized by Bar Association of Serbia and supported by OSCE Serbia.

As part of this project, Jugoslav Tintor has presented  his proposal in five roundtables which have been organized in period of September to December 2015 in Novi Sad, Čačak, Kragujevac, Niš and Belgrade. The participants were judges, public prosecutors, representatives of ministry of interior and lawyers.

The project goal is to establish a 24 hour call-center for transparent and objective procedure for appointment of ex-officio deference lawyers as well proposing professional criteria for ex-officio defense lawyers and continual legal education The implementation of this project should be finished by the end of 2016 which will strongly improve effectiveness of ex officio defense in criminal proceedings and prevent potential corruption in this field.