Don't shut the legal options

Cutting off channels between legal help and the public so that there would be fewer petitions is a wrong way to create a harmonious society, says an article in the website of People's Daily. The following is an excerpt:

The government of Keerqin District in Tongliao city, Inner Mongolia, has for years employed all the local lawyers as government legal advisors. And according to their contracts, lawyers are not allowed to act for public clients in cases against the local government.

Frankly, legal advisors invited by local governments have been giving many valuable opinions to the latter in making scientific decisions, dealing with social disputes and raising the level of administrative work according to law. But entrusting all lawyers with such privileges is a move that arouses people's doubts.