36 Republic of Moldova The People’s Advocate (Ombudsman). This consists of four parliamentary advocates with equal status and a team of support staff. In 2006 a consultative board was created to provide assistance to support the advocates in their work in developing a national torture preventative mechanism A Performance Agreement for senior police officers. Established in 2014. Parliamentary Advocates examine requests concerning decisions or actions (inaction) of central and local public authorities, institutions, organizations and enterprises, whatever the type of ownership, public associations and officials of all levels which in the opinion of the petitioner, violated their rights and constitutional freedoms. The Ombudsmen deal with numerous issues, which include policing and criminal justice. This is legislation that enables the government to monitor and assess the performance of senior officers by having them reviewed by members of the government on a threeyear basis. The Ombudsman is an institution with special characteristics, because unlike the other three classic public authorities: legislative, executive and judicial, it does not have a decision-making power and its role is to serve as a complementary The functions fulfilled by the institution of the Ombudsmen, based on its mission, are: firstly, to supervise the observance of fundamental human rights and freedoms and of the legality, which implies functions of research and control of public administration. Secondly, to mediate or suggest new legal measures when and were appropriate. Thirdly, to sanction or penalize the authorities that cause damage in the institution’s activity. This applies to the ranks of commissioner, deputy commissioner and assistant commissioner within the Police The institution of Parliamentary Advocates – Center for Human Rights of Moldova (CHRM) is an institution similar to the European and international institutes of Ombudsman that has operated since April 1998 under the Law on Parliamentary Advocates no.1349XIII of 17 October 1997. Underpinning this legislation is the fact that the ombudsman is a non-judicial mechanism for protecting human rights in the Republic of Moldova. Established through the Home Affairs Ministry –located within the Addendum to the document regulating the conditions of service for the police force (2014)