On May 6, 2003, during a press conference, Lutsk city mayor Anton Kryvytskyi reported that 9 people's deputies of Ukraine from Volyn "signed an appeal to the Verkhovna Rada about problems in the city council." \n \nAccording to the city mayor, the "deputy appeal" is connected to the situation at the Hnidavskyi sugar factory, and the mayor's disagreement with signing the court decision on the registration of the Lutsk confectionery factory. \n \nI want to inform the Volyn mass media and the public that what is actually involved is a deputy inquiry to the Prosecutor General of Ukraine and the Minister of Finance of Ukraine, voted on by the Verkhovna Rada on April 18. The inquiry concerns four orders by Anton Kryvytskyi "On amendments to the city budget," adopted during one of the intersessional periods of 2002. According to the deputies who signed the inquiry, these normative documents were adopted in violation of the Constitution of Ukraine, the Law of Ukraine "On Local Self-Government," and the Budget Code of Ukraine. Another point of the inquiry reports Anton Fedorovych's refusal to comply with the court decision regarding the registration of the enterprise "Lutskkondyter," recorded in an unlawful decision of the city executive committee. \n \nAnd although the said budget orders were subsequently approved by a session of the city council, subsequent similar documents - dated March 25, 2003 - were not approved by the city council, and therefore are illegitimate and unlawful. Consequently, the actions of the Lutsk city mayor demonstrate systematic non-compliance with important and fundamental norms of Ukrainian legislation. \n \nI emphasize that the document I signed does not mention the Hnidavskyi sugar factory or any other decisions leading to losses from the city budget by a single word, as was stated by Anton Kryvytskyi. In his speech on May 6, the Lutsk city mayor misled journalists and the territorial community of the city. It is regrettable that the actions of a high official are based on primitive rumors and testify to insufficient informational and legal support of the Lutsk city mayor. \n \nAs for the substance of the inquiry, I believe that Anton Fedorovych violated the financial discipline provided for by the current legislation of Ukraine. I regard such actions as an offense that should entail specific administrative or criminal liability. \n\nI categorically reject Anton Fedorovych's assertion about my inexperience and affirm that I signed this inquiry consciously, without being under the influence of any external circumstances. I equally sharply reject the accusations against me regarding the existence of any corporate or political interests in this case or involvement with the structures named by the city mayor. I am ready to discuss all questions regarding this situation publicly - in the studio of any television channel, radio station, or through the local press. \n \nThe final conclusions regarding the actions of the city mayor should be made by law enforcement agencies and financial authorities; that is precisely why the deputy inquiry was submitted. \n