Serbian Ombudsman
The Serbian Ombudsman is an independent institution of the Government of Serbia, responsible for investigating and addressing complaints made by citizens against other government institutions.
The Serbian Ombudsman was established in 2006 after the ratification of the country's current constitution. The first ombudsman was Saša Janković, elected on 14 June 2007 and re-elected on 4 August 2012. The ombudsman is appointed for a five-year term by the National Assembly, to which it reports every year or at their request.
The ombudsman is not allowed to hold any other public or professional function. The ombudsman is aided by four deputies specialised in legal domains such as Children’s Rights and Gender Equality, Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Rights of National Minorities and Rights of Persons Deprived of Liberty.
The current ombudsman is Zoran Pašalić, elected on 20 July 2017, with the votes of 142 MPs. The current deputies are Gordana Stevanović, Vladana Jović, Robert Sepi and Miloš R. Janković, elected on 26 November 2013. The office of the ombudsman is in Belgrade, at 16 .Source:
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