Article 8. Deputy Ombudsman 1. The Ombudsman shall have deputies. The Deputy Ombudsman shall be elected for a term of five years and shall be dismissed by the Mejlis of the Milli Gengesh of Turkmenistan on the recommendation of the Ombudsman. The term of office of the Deputy Ombudsman shall begin on the day when he began to exercise his powers. 2. The Ombudsman shall determine the duties of the Deputy Ombudsman. 3. In case of early termination of powers or death of the Ombudsman before the election of a new Ombudsman, the Deputy Ombudsman shall perform his duties, and during this period, he shall be subject to the guarantees established for the Ombudsman. Article 9. Early termination of the powers of the Ombudsman and his Deputy The Mejlis of the Milli Gengesh of Turkmenistan shall terminate prematurely the powers of the Ombudsman and his Deputy by a simple majority of votes from the established number of deputies in the following cases: 1) submitting a letter of resignation of his powers; 2) the state of health in accordance with the medical report, that prevents the performance of official duties; 3) the entry into legal force of the court’s conviction; 4) the entry into legal force of the court’s decision to recognize him as having limited legal capacity, incapacitated, missing or declared deceased; 5) termination of citizenship of Turkmenistan; 6) electing or appointing him to a post, the occupation of which, according to the law, is incompatible with the status of the Ombudsman and his Deputy; 7) gross violation of official powers, commission of misconduct incompatible with being in office; 8) leaving Turkmenistan for permanent residence. Article 10. Restrictions on holding the position of the Ombudsman and his Deputy 1. The Ombudsman and his deputy may not concurrently be members or deputies of the Milli Gengesh of Turkmenistan, members of local representative authorities and local selfgovernment bodies, and may not engage in other activities, except for scientific, teaching and creative activities.