2. The Ombudsman and his Deputy shall have no right to engage in political activity, be a member of a political party or other public association pursuing political goals. 3. Within one month from the date of election to the post of the Ombudsman and his Deputy shall be obliged to cease activities incompatible with their status. If they fail to comply with the established requirements within the specified period, their powers shall be terminated and the Mejlis of the Milli Gengesh of Turkmenistan shall elect a new Ombudsman or his Deputy. Article 11. Inviolability of the Ombudsman and his Deputy 1. The Ombudsman and his deputy shall have the right of personal inviolability. They cannot be brought to criminal responsibility or administrative responsibility imposed by the court, detained, taken into custody, subjected to compulsory attendance and personal search without the consent of the Mejlis Milli Gengesh of Turkmenistan. 2. The inviolability of the Ombudsman and his Deputy shall be extended to their dwelling and office premises, luggage, personal and official transport, correspondence and official documents, means of communication used by them. Conducting a search and seizure in them, listening to negotiations and their personal search, as well as the seizure of correspondence, property and documents can be carried out only with the approval of the Prosecutor General of Turkmenistan. 3. Only the Prosecutor General of Turkmenistan may initiate criminal proceedings against the Ombudsman and his Deputy. 4. The criminal proceedings against the Ombudsman and his Deputy shall be under the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of Turkmenistan. 5. The Ombudsman and his Deputy shall have the right to refuse to testify as witnesses in criminal, civil and administrative cases about information that has become known to them in the course of the exercise of their powers. CHAPTER III. PRINCIPLES AND GUARANTEES OF THE OMBUDSMAN’S ACTIVITY Article 12. Main principles of the Ombudsman’s activity The Ombudsman’s activity shall be based on the principles of independence, legality, impartiality, availability, confidentiality of information, inadmissibility of discrimination, priority of human and civil rights and freedoms, justice, neutrality and publicity. Article 13. Independence of the Ombudsman 1. The Ombudsman in the exercise of his powers shall be independent and shall not be accountable to any state authorities and officials.