3. The funds of the Office shall consist of all budgetary appropriations for the Office and all other funds lawfully received by the Office. 4. The Office shall not receive funds from a source and in circumstances that could compromise its independence and integrity and any investigation. 5. The Office shall keep proper books of account and other records in relation to its functions or activities, and shall be accountable under the law. 6. The Office’s statements of accounts shall also be submitted to the National Parliament, and may be audited by the High Administrative, Tax and Audit Court or shall, pending the creation of the latter, be subject to independent external auditing. CHAPTER III STATUTE Part I Appointment of the Ombudsman for Human Rights and Justice Article 12 Appointment procedure 1. The National Parliament shall appoint the Ombudsman for Human Rights and Justice through absolute majority votes of its members on active duty. 2. The appointment may only fall upon a citizen who fulfils the conditions set out in subarticle 3 below. 3. The National Parliament shall publicly call for candidacies within one (1) month of promulgation of the present law, or within one (1) month of vacation of the position of Ombudsman for Human Rights and Justice. 4. The National Parliament shall consider all the candidacies, in a plenary session, and shall alternately take a vote on each of the candidacies. 5. The National Parliament may call for candidacies before the timeframe set out in subarticle 3 above but the appointment process shall be completed within the timeframe stipulated under the present law. Article 13 Eligibility requirements A person shall not be qualified for appointment as Ombudsman for Human Rights and Justice, unless he or she has: (a) sufficient experience and qualifications in order to investigate and report on human rights violations, corruption, influence peddling, and malpractice in the administration; (b) proven integrity; 7