Article 23. Statements to the Ombudsman from persons kept in places of detention with the restriction on the movement

Persons kept in places of detention with the restriction on the movement shall have the right to address the statements to the Ombudsman in oral, written or electronically with no limitations on their number.

Statements addressed to the Ombudsman shall not be a subject to censorship.

The administration of places of detention with the restriction on the movement shall forward to the Ombudsman the statements from persons kept in custody in such places in sealed form within twenty-four hours, and telegrams by the penal institutions must be sent immediately.

The Ombudsman's response to the statements from persons held in places of detention with the restriction on the movement shall not be a subject to revisal and is promptly delivered to the complainant.

When considering the statements, as well as when checking, upon the initiative of the Ombudsman, incidents of violation of human rights and freedoms, the Ombudsman, his or her Deputy, regional representatives in the Republic of Karakalpakstan, provinces and Tashkent city shall have the right of free access to the places of detention with the restriction on the movement. The administration of the places of detention with the restriction on the movement must ensure the security of the Ombudsman, his or her Deputy, regional representatives in the Republic of Karakalpakstan, provinces and Tashkent city.

The administration of the places of detention with the restriction on the movement must furnish the all the necessary conditions to the Ombudsman, his or her Deputy, regional representatives in the Republic of Karakalpakstan, provinces and Tashkent city for unimpeded and confidential meetings and interviews with persons kept in custody in such places, to be held in private under conditions that allow the employees of these institutions to see, but not hear them.

Employees of the Office of the Ombudsman may have free access to the places where persons with the restriction on the movement are kept in custody with a special referral issued by the Ombudsman.