owners’ fulfilment of their duties arising out of the relevant legislative act; his/her collaboration with local, regional and international organizations in line with the directions of his/her activities; the right to submit relevant recommendations to authorized governmental bodies and receive responses to those recommendations within defined time periods; the right to visit, at any time, places of detention or other places which detainees are not permitted to leave at will; as well as granting powers to the National Preventive Group (NPG) to be established under the Commissioner’s Office by transparent procedures; requirements to be met by the members of the NPG and guarantees to ensure their immunity; inadmissibility of pressure or prosecution against any person or organization for having communicated to the Commissioner any information; ensuring that any interference with the Commissioner’s activity results in responsibility as prescribed by law and other important issues have been specified in the Law. Pursuant to the additions and amendments, the Commissioner will be able to benefit from the right to invite independent experts for conducting visits (see Appendix 3). The above mentioned law, along with conforming to the requirements of the OPCAT and other international documents, may also be considered as one of best models in international practice. 29

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