Privileges and Immunities
(1) Subject to section 64(5), no civil or criminal proceedings shall lie against the President in respect of the performance by him of the functions of his office or in respect of any act done or purported to be done by him in the performance of those functions.
(2) Subject to section 64(5), no process, warrant or summons shall be issued or executed against the President during his term of office.
(3) The President is entitled to no payment of any rent or tax to the use of his official residence and to such emoluments, allowances and privileges, exempt from any tax thereon, as may be prescribed.
(4)The President of the Republic has also one very desired privilege .He can have mercy on any criminal and if the President is convinced of his innocence without the advice and on personal ground, he/she may grace the criminal liberty and also a emptied police criminal file of that person.He may therefore only once during his term grace anyone of illegal acts and thus can free that person of any charges even of 1st degree of murder but he should prove the innocence of that individual.
(5)A former and Ex-President is also entitled to obtain a pension same as his latest salary in his office term. However during the revaluation of civil service salaries, his pension may be increased up to the ratio of increase in the salary of actual president.One example, if actual president's salary is increased by 30%, therefore the pension of former presidents will also be increased by 30%.
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