Dissenting Constitutional Court Justice Forced to Resign

Constitutional Court Justice Anatoly Kononov, known for numerous human rights-oriented dissenting opinions, resigned under threat of dismissal for violating judicial ethics code prohibitions against "diminishing the authority of the judiciary" and "criticizing professional actions of colleagues." The immediate reason was an interview entitled "There Are No Independent Judges in Russia," where he criticized the court for measures taken against Justice Vladimir Yaroslavtsev for his interview entitled "State Security Bodies Rule Russia as in Soviet Times."

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