“They unexpectedly invited ... The first meeting was with the participation of the President of the Russian Federation, it was in Novo-Ogaryovo. He spoke to the Working Group, to those who agreed to join the working group, because they usually ask a person: "Do you agree to join the working group to amend the Constitution?" And in the future, a working group just gathers, three co-chairs are selected - these are Klishas, Krasheninnikov and Khabrieva, who have professional legal education, ”he said.
He said that he sees his role in this case as “a representative of a certain part of society” who wants to make certain amendments.
“Civil society, Russian society, consisting of citizens of Russia and those who associate themselves with Russia, associates it with the future outside of Russia ... In any case, I see my task as setting certain problems. People can help me formulate these problems competently legally ... or at least just convey this problem to those who can already formulate, ”he added.
On January 20, Russian leader Vladimir Putin introduced a draft amendment to the Constitution for consideration by the State Duma.
The State Duma will consider the corresponding draft at a meeting on Thursday, January 23.
According to the Kremlin, the presidential representatives in the consideration of the bill will be the co-chairs of the constitutional commission - the chairman of the Duma committee on state building and legislation, Pavel Krasheninnikov, senator Andrei Klishas and director of the Institute of Legislation and Comparative Law under the government Taliya Khabrieva.
More details in the material RT.