55 Sweden Spain The Parliamentary Ombudsman Competent to deal with complaints against the police. The number of Full staffing the The Defensor del Pueblo composed of 168 people on December 1, 2014. The term of office is five years and the Defensor del Pueblo does not take orders or receive instructions from any authority. The Defensor del Pueblo must perform his or her functions independently and impartially, autonomously and in his or her own good judgment and enjoys inviolability and immunity in the exercise of his or her office. The Defensor del Pueblo is competent to deal with complaints against the police and is an ombudsman type body. The Ombudsman is proposed by the President of the Republic and elected by the National Assembly by a twothirds majority vote for a period of six years, and the possibility of another term The four Parliamentary Ombudsmen (JO) are appointed directly by the Any citizen may request the intervention of the Defensor del Pueblo, which is free of charge, to investigate any alleged misconduct by public authorities and/or the agents thereof. The office of the Defensor del Pueblo can also intervene ex officio in cases that come to their attention without any complaint having been filed. authorities, local authorities, and persons in public office. The main task of the Parliamentary Ombudsmen (JO) is to ensure compliance with the law. The The Defensor del Pueblo, in his or her capacity as the NPM, performs preventive visits to all detention centers to detect problems that might favor the impunity of torture or ill treatment. The conclusions of these visits are reflected in an annual report presented to the Spanish Parliament and the United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture in Geneva It is the high commissioner of the parliament responsible for defending the fundamental rights and civil liberties of citizens by monitoring the activity of the administration and public authorities. The Parliamentary Ombudsmen have the authority to issue statements if the measures taken The Defensor del Pueblo has its own staff, freely selected by it in accordance with the principles of merit and capacity, seeking to give priority to public officials (Article 31.3 of the Rules of Organization and Operation of the Ombudsman, approved by the Committees of Congress of Deputies and Senate). The Organic Act 3/1981, is the founding legislation for the Defensor del Pueblo. This Act was published in the Official State Gazette on May 7 (1981)