98 The Protector of Citizens and his/her Deputies shall have the status of officials pursuant to the law regulating the conflict of interests in performing public functions, and the provisions of this Law shall fully apply to them. All public, professional and other functions of the Protector of Citizens and/or Deputies, i.e. the duties or tasks they have been performing, which are opposite to the provisions of this Law, as well as membership in a political party, shall cease on the day of taking office. Article 10 The Protector of Citizens and his/her Deputies shall not be held accountable for opinion, criticism or recommendation they made while performing their function. The Protector of Citizens and his/her Deputies shall not make any political statements. Article 11 The term of office of the Protector of Citizens shall cease in the following cases: • with the end of mandate, unless he/she is re-appointed; • in case of death; • by resigning from office; • by loss of citizenship, which is determined based on the act of the competent state body; • by meeting requirements for mandatory retirement pursuant to the law; • by becoming permanently physically or mentally unable to carry out his/her duties, which is determined on the basis of documentation of relevant medical institution • by dismissal. Article 12 The Protector of Citizens shall be dismissed from office by the National Assembly, following the proposal of the Committee or at least one third of the total number of deputies. If the Committee initiates the motion for dismissal, it must be supported by a majority of the members of the Committee. The Protector of Citizens may be dismissed only in the following cases: • due to incompetence or negligence in discharging his/her duties; • if he/she holds other public function or engages in professional activity, duty or task that might influence his/her independence and autonomy, or if he/she acts contrary to the law regulating the prevention of the conflict of interests in performing public functions; • if convicted for a criminal offence which makes him/her unsuitable for this function. The Protector of Citizens has the right to address the members of the National Assembly at the session in which his/her dismissal is to be discussed. Article 13 Following the recommendation of the Committee, the National Assembly may reach a decision to suspend the Protector of Citizens in situations when: 1) he/she has received measure of remand; 2) he/she is convicted for a criminal offence which makes him/her unsuitable for this function but his/ her sentence is still not enforceable. The National Assembly shall abolish a decision on suspension as soon as the reasons for suspension are terminated.