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• proposing repatriation for certain POWs and participating in Mixed MedicalCommissions. 5739.24.4 Prerogatives of POW Representatives. In order to accomplish their duties, POWRepresentatives are afforded certain prerogatives.9.24.4.1 Limitations on Other Work Assignments. POW Representatives shall notbe required to perform any other work, if the accomplishment of their duties is thereby mademore difficult. 574 Officers, in any event, may not be required to work. 5759.24.4.2 Assistants for the POW Representatives. In addition to the advisers andassistants for the POW Representatives that are provided for in camps with officers, POWRepresentatives may appoint from among the POWs such assistants as they may require. 576Assistants, like the POW Representative, should be exempted from any other work to the extentthat the accomplishment of their duties would thereby be made more difficult. 5779.24.4.3 Material Facilities, Including Certain Freedom of Movement. Allmaterial facilities shall be granted to POW Representatives, particularly a certain freedom ofmovement necessary for the accomplishment of their duties (inspection of labor detachments,receipt of supplies, etc.). 578 This freedom of movement does not mean complete freedom. 5799.24.4.4 Visiting Premises Where POWs Are Detained and Consultation WithPOWs. POW Representatives shall be permitted to visit premises where POWs are detained, andevery POW shall have the right to consult freely with his or her POW Representative. 580 The572 Refer to § 9.28.3.1 (Notification of Proceedings); § 9.28.4.6 (Notification of Trial Outcome).573 Refer to § 9.36.5 (Mixed Medical Commissions).574 GPW art. 81 (“Prisoners’ representatives shall not be required to perform any other work, if the accomplishmentof their duties is thereby made more difficult.”).575 Refer to § 9.19.1.2 (Labor Assignment – Officers and Persons of Equivalent Status).576 GPW art. 81 (“Prisoners’ representatives may appoint from amongst the prisoners such assistants as they mayrequire.”). See also GPW COMMENTARY 401 (Assistants “will be interpreters, legal advisers, secretaries, assistantscompetent in matters of storage and handling.”).577 See GPW COMMENTARY 401 (All assistants “like the prisoners' representative himself, will be exempted fromany other work to the extent that the accomplishment of their duties would ‘thereby be made more difficult’.”).578 GPW art. 81 (“All material facilities shall be granted them, particularly a certain freedom of movement necessaryfor the accomplishment of their duties (inspection of labour detachments, receipt of supplies, etc.).”).579 See GPW COMMENTARY 402 (The authors of GPW “did not think fit to grant ‘complete freedom’, but only ‘acertain freedom.’ This freedom must be granted whenever ‘necessary’. Two cases are expressly mentioned:inspection of labour detachments and receipt of relief supplies.”). For example, GPW COMMENTARY 402 (“Duringthe Second World War, prisoners’ representatives were released on parole by some Detaining Powers in order toenable them to travel from one camp to another.”).580 GPW art. 81 (“Prisoners’ representatives shall be permitted to visit premises where prisoners of war are detained,and every prisoner of war shall have the right to consult freely his prisoners’ representative.”).589