On April 19, the Lutsk City and District Court denied candidate for mayor Volodymyr Lytvyniuk's lawsuit against the Territorial Election Commission seeking to declare unlawful the decision refusing to recognize the elections as invalid. The court issued a ruling that the lawsuit was unfounded. This was reported by a ZIK correspondent.
The panel of judges of the Lutsk City and District Court, headed by presiding judge Liudmyla Veremchuk, issued a ruling stating that: "having heard the explanations of the parties and their representatives, having examined the case materials, the court has concluded that the lawsuit is unfounded and is not subject to satisfaction."
Prior to this, the court denied the plaintiff and his representatives more than fifteen motions to summon witnesses and admit evidence in the case. The court issued its ruling without questioning a single witness.
Volodymyr Lytvyniuk declared that there were flagrant violations of procedural law norms and intends to appeal this decision in the Court of Appeal.