On 10 January, former Chairman of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation Marat Baglay died in Moscow. He was 92 years old at the time of his death.
What is known about death of ex-head of Constitutional Court of Russia, Marat Baglai
According to Russian propagandists, the cause of the former judge's death was a long illness.
The third chairman of the Constitutional Court (1997-2003), Marat Baglai, died at the age of 92 after a long illness. He took part in the discussion of the draft Constitution of Russia in 1993, the statement said.
It is important to understand that it was Marat Baglai who brought Russian dictator Vladimir Putin to the oath of office in 2000.
The Kremlin leader has not yet reacted to the judge's death.
Conflict between Putin and Baglai: what is known
In 1993, shortly before his resignation from the post of the head of the Constitutional Court, Marat Baglai advocated the introduction of temporary registration at the place of residence, stressing that it should be permissive, not notifying.
He reminded that the abolition of the requirement to register at the place of residence contradicts the Constitution.
However, there is also a vital problem — uncontrolled mass migration, which has flooded Russia's major cities, including Moscow, Marat Baglai complained at the time.
The judge constantly reminded that the Constitution, in addition to the right of a citizen to freedom of choice of place of residence, also provides that the freedom of one citizen should not restrict the freedom of another.
However, his proposals were actively criticised by dictator Putin.
The Kremlin leader actively opposed proposals to restrict the rights of Russians to choose their place of residence and movement.
In 2001, he stated that "we cannot go down the path of restricting the rights of Russian citizens to choose their place of residence and movement".
