The funeral of the President of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation Vyacheslav Lebedev will be held on February 28 at the Novodevichy Cemetery in Moscow. This was reported by RIA News with source reference.
Farewell to Lebedev will pass in the Hall of Columns of the Assembly of Unions of the capital. Since 1989 he has been Chairman of the Supreme Court of the RSFSR and since 1991 Chairman of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation.
According to Kommersant, the cause of death was a long-term cancer. Kommersant’s source believes that thanks to Lebedev, Russia has a modern judicial system in which judges have “complete independence in decision-making.”
His first deputy, Pyotr Serkov, will temporarily head the RF Armed Forces.
February 26, press secretary of Russian President Dmitry Peskov reportedIt was said that if Vladimir Putin decides to come to say goodbye to Lebedev, the Kremlin will inform the public about this in advance.
Putin before registered Contribution of the president of the Supreme Court to the development of the legal system of the Russian Federation.