The Protector of Citizens shall not have the power to control the work of the National
Assembly, President of Republic, Government of Serbia, Constitutional Court, courts and public
prosecution's office.
Article 18
The Protector of Citizens shall have the power to launch initiatives with the Government or
National Assembly for the amendment of laws or other regulations or general acts, if he deems
that violations of citizens' rights are a result of deficiencies of such regulations. He shall also
have the power to launch initiatives for new laws, other regulations and general acts, if he
considers it significant for exercising and protecting citizens' rights.
The Government, or the competent Committee of the National Assembly, shall be obliged to
consider the initiatives of the Protector of Citizens.
In the process of drafting of regulations, the Protector of Citizens shall have the power to give
his opinion to the Government and National Assembly on draft laws and regulations if they
concern the issues relevant for the protection of citizens' rights.
Article 19
The Protector of Citizens shall have the power to initiate proceedings before the Constitutional
Court for the assessment of legality and constitutionality of laws, other regulations and general
acts which govern issues related to the freedoms and rights of citizens.
Article 20
The Protector of citizens shall have the power to publicly recommend the dismissal of an official
who is responsible for violation of citizen's right, i.e. to initiate disciplinary proceedings against
an employee of the administrative authorities who is immediately responsible for performed
injury, when the recurring behaviour of the official or employee reveals the intent to refuse cooperation with the Protector of Citizens or when it is determined that the injury made to the
person caused material or other serious damage to that person.
If revealed that activities of an official or an employee of the administrative authorities contain
elements of criminal or other punishable act, the Protector of Citizens shall have power to
submit request, i.e. to file a motion to initiate misdemeanour, criminal or other appropriate
proceedings.
Article 21
Administrative authorities shall co-operate with the Protector of Citizens and enable his access
to their premises and information available to them, which are of importance for the
proceedings he runs, i.e. for the fulfilment of the goal of his preventive operation, regardless of
the degree of confidentiality of such information, unless it is contrary to the law.
The Protector of Citizens shall have power to interview any employee of administrative
authorities when it is of significance for the proceedings he runs.
The Protector of Citizens, i.e. Protector of Citizens' Deputy, shall have the duty of
confidentiality as regards the information acquired during his term of office even after the end
of office.
Everyone working in the Protector of Citizens' Secretariat is subject to the pledge of secrecy.
Article 22
The Protector of Citizens shall have authority to freely access correctional institutions and other
places where persons deprived of liberty are held and to speak in privacy with those persons.
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