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37.2. The Commissioners including Commissioner on Prevention of Torture shall treat
respectfully his/her official position in exercising his/her freedom of thought, opinion
and expression, of speech and press, of conscience and religious belief.
Article 38. Economic and Social Guarantees
38.1. Expenses for the activities of the Commissioners and Commissioner on Prevention of
Torture shall be financed from the State Consolidated Budget, and the State shall provide
economic guarantees for carrying out his/her activities.
38.2. The Commissioners and Commissioner on Prevention of Torture shall receive an official
ranking and salary equal to that of the Member of the Government Cabinet.
Article 39. Legal Guarantees
39.1. If Commissioners and Commissioner on Prevention of Torture has been arrested in a
criminal act or on the site of crime with all implicating evidence, it shall be reported by the
relevant official to the Speaker of the State Great Khural within the following 24 (twenty
four) hours. In all other cases it shall be prohibited to detain, imprison or impose
administrative sanctions by way of a judicial process on the Commissioners and
Commissioner on Prevention of Torture, and to conduct the search of his/her home, office
room and body.
39.2. Unless otherwise provided by the law, it shall be prohibited to release and/or dismiss
the Commissioners and Commissioner on Prevention of Torture as well as to transfer
him/her to another job or official position without his/her consent.
39.3. It shall be prohibited to divulge the confidentiality of correspondence related to the
exercise of powers by the Commissioners and Commissioner on Prevention of Torture.
39.4. Citizen, organizations, officials and legal entities shall have obligations to render all
kinds of assistance to Commissioners in exercise of his/her powers.
Article 40. Security Guarantees
40.1. Police authorities shall provide security in case of real threats to life and health of the
Commissioners and Commissioner on Prevention of Torture in relation within exercise of
his/her powers.
40.2 Organizations and officials under inquiry shall provide security to the Commissioners
including Commissioner on Prevention of Torture and its Secretariat during human rights
inquiries.
40.3. Citizen, organizations, officials and legal entities shall have obligations to fulfill any
legitimate demand in compliance with powers of the Commissioners and Commissioner on
Prevention of Torture provided in the law.
Article 41. Prohibitions to the Commissioners and Commissioner on Prevention of
Torture
Article 41.1. In addition to the prohibitions and restrictions set forth in the Law on Regulation
of Public and Private Interests in the Public Service and Prevention of Conflicts of Interest,
the Commissioners and the Commissioner in charge of prevention of torture shall be
prohibited from the acts as follows:
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