The amendments and supplements to the Constitution passed by the General Assembly, were promulgated in issue 27 of the State gazette from March 31st, 2006. The amendments concern the provisions of the main law on The National Assembly, the judicial power, and also set the main legal framework of the ombudsman.

Regarding the status of the members of Parliament, the amendments set a softer criterion on the possibility of launching prosecution against them. While before it was possible their immunity to fall away for investigation of a severe crime, now the prosecution can be launched for all kinds of general type crimes.

The list of the competences of the National Assembly is extended with the last amendments – “hears and accepts the annual reports of the chairmen of Supreme court of cassation and of the Supreme administrative court and of the attorney general on the application of law and the activities of the court, the prosecution, and the investigating bodies.

Nevertheless the Law on the ombudsman is already in force and the person to execute its competences is elected, the last amendments of the Constitution explicitly set forth a state body – ombudsman, which stands up for the citizens rights. A new provision defines the ombudsman as one of the bodies which are entitled to aapproach the Constitutional court. This competence is set in the provision for amendments only in regard to claim of establishing non-observance with the Constitution of a law, which violates the citizens rights.

The amendments regarding chapter ”Judicial power” are related to the adoption of two new competences for the prosecution bodies. The new moment is that the prosecution bodies can participate in the process of investigation of crimes, which before was only within the competences of investigation and the police bodies. A new reason for discharge of the chairmen of Supreme court of cassation and of the Supreme administrative court and of the attorney general has been added. Apart from this, a new article 130a has been adopted, which enlists the competences of the Minister of justice