in ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁res ign ▁from ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁the ▁chairman ▁on ▁ 6 ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁retain ing ▁the ▁post ▁of ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁court . ▁Nam ely , ▁Serge y ▁Fil at ov , ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁president ' s ▁administration , ▁is ▁reported ▁ ▁to ▁have ▁called ▁the ▁jud ges ▁in ▁the ▁morning ▁of ▁ 5 ▁October , ▁demand ing ▁Z ork in ' s ▁res ignation . ▁However , ▁ 8 ▁jud ges ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 2 ▁ones ▁present ▁at ▁the ▁session ▁of ▁the ▁court ▁suggested ▁that ▁Z ork in ▁should ▁not ▁res ign ▁( 4 ▁jud ges ▁- ▁N . V it ru k , ▁E . A met ist ov , ▁T . Mor sh ch ak ova ▁and ▁V . O le yn ik ▁- ▁recomm ending ▁Z ork in ' s ▁res ignation ). ▁In ▁the ▁evening , ▁Fil at ov ▁contact ed ▁Z ork in ▁himself ▁and ▁demanded ▁that ▁he ▁stepped ▁down , ▁otherwise ▁a ▁criminal ▁case ▁would ▁be ▁opened , ▁acc using ▁Z ork in ▁of ▁' cre ating ▁legal ▁base ▁for ▁the ▁extrem ist ▁activities ▁of ▁R ut sko y ▁and ▁K has bul at ov '. ▁On ▁ 6 ▁October , ▁Z ork in ▁handed ▁in ▁his ▁res ignation ▁from ▁the ▁post ▁of ▁chairman , ▁which ▁the ▁Constitution al ▁Court ▁accepted . ▁N . V it ru k ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁acting ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Constitution al ▁Court . ▁On ▁December ▁