Immunity
The Commissioner is accorded immunity while in office (Constitutional Law,
Article 6.1).
Inadmissibility of the interference of any governmental or municipal
bodies and officials in the Commissioner’s activity
Any interference in the lawful activities of the Commissioner – limitation of
his/her activity or interference in his/her activity entails the responsibility
provided for by the law of the Republic of Azerbaijan (CAO, Article 310-1).
Material and social guarantees
The Commissioner receives a salary as provided for by law, is exempted
from military service and military gathering, is provided with a diplomatic
passport during his/her term of office, uses the right to vacation as provided
for by law, upon taking a leave, is given an allowance in the amount of his/her
2-month salary for the purposes of medical treatment and recreation. The term
of office of the Commissioner shall be included in his/her general, special and
unbroken record of service. Irrespective of its time, when a person who has
held the post of the Commissioner reaches the pension age, he/she receives a
pension in the amount of 80 percent of the salary currently determined for the
Commissioner (Constitutional Law, Article 16).
By the way, it should be mentioned that the responsibility measures
prescribed by law for the interference in the lawful activities of the
Commissioner are not sufficiently satisfactory and do not conform to the
Commissioner’s status, his/her position in the society and among
governmental bodies. We deem it reasonable to add classifying features,
including an act of not responding to the Commissioner’s lawful inquiries or
not responding to them in time, toughen the sanction of the norm and provide
differentiation for individuals and officials, as well as amend the Constitutional
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