The Ombudsman shall notify the claimant of his decision to investigate the facts alleged in the claim. He shall also notify the latter of his decision not to investigate the complaint, if such is the case, stating the reasons therefor. In all the cases in which the Ombudsman decides to initiate an investigation, he shall so notify the agency concerned, except when the nature of the investigation requires that the notice be withheld, in which case it shall be notified as soon as the confidentiality of the investigation so permits.
History —June 30, 1977, No. 134, p. 393, § 12; Dec. 21, 2000, No. 432, § 6.