At today's session of the Rivne Regional Council, the issue of stripping Hero of Ukraine, Volyn governor Anatoliy Frantsuz, and former high-ranking ministry official Elbrus Abdullayev of their deputy powers for ignoring regional council sessions was raised. After heated discussions and reference to the relevant provisions of the law "On the Status of Deputies of Local Councils...", it was decided for now to hear reports on the activities of these deputies at the nearest plenary meeting, and then to make a decision in accordance with the legislation.