Today a press conference was held with the participation of candidate for regional council deputy in the Turiysk electoral district Bohdan Shyba and People's Deputy of Ukraine Volodymyr Bondar ("Our Ukraine") regarding the decision of the territorial election commission (TEC) and the decision of the Lutsk city court. \nRepresentatives of "Our Ukraine" today expressed sharp criticism of the actions of the Volyn TEC, accusing them of failing to comply with court decisions. \nThe Volyn TEC adopted a decision to cancel its decision of February 9, 2004, but did not adopt any other. According to "Our Ukraine" members, such inaction is a manifestation of unprofessionalism and bias of the majority of members of the territorial commission. \nTo clarify further actions, the territorial commission decided to turn to the Central Election Commission, which People's Deputy Volodymyr Bondar commented on as follows: "If the TEC cannot adopt a single decision without consultations with the CEC, then why have such a TEC?" \nIt was also emphasized that "Our Ukraine" will seek to change the composition of the TEC even before the presidential elections. \nIn the event that no decisions are adopted by the territorial commission during today (today is the deadline for compliance with the court decision), "Our Ukraine" reserves the right to appeal to the courts and the prosecutor's office against the members of the TEC for failure to comply with court decisions, for which criminal liability is provided. Currently, as reported by the territorial election commission, no meeting was planned for today. TEC members are planned to be convened only after a response from the Central Election Commission. \nThe government-backed candidate in the Turiysk elections — head of the department of education and science of the regional state administration Ivan Dzyamulych — refused to give any comments regarding the decision of the Lutsk city court to cancel his registration and the TEC decisions. \n \nReference: The government-backed candidate — head of the department of education and science of the regional state administration Ivan Dzyamulych — in the elections in the Turiysk district for regional council deputy on February 8 defeated the agreed candidate from "Our Ukraine" and "BYuT" Bohdan Shyba by a margin of 437 votes. \nVolodymyr Bondar, the authorized representative of candidate Shyba, filed a complaint with the Lutsk city court regarding the use of administrative resources by Ivan Dzyamulych. On February 20, 2004, the Court issued a decision according to which the fact of the use of official position by candidate for regional council deputy Ivan Dzyamulych during the preparation and conduct of elections to the Volyn regional council was established. Accordingly, the court canceled the TEC decision on the voting results and election results in the part concerning the voting results for Dzyamulych Ivan. The decision is final and not subject to appeal. \nOn February 23, 2004, a meeting of the Volyn regional territorial election commission was held, at which the TEC adopted a decision to cancel its previous decision of 9.02.2004. To clarify further actions, the commission decided to turn to the CEC and to wait with its final decision. \n \nRead also: \n \nMonday's meeting of the Volyn TEC left more questions than it gave answers. \n \nBohdan Shyba: "In Turiysk, the authorities waged a real war against voters" \n \nDzyamulych vs. Shyba: expected victory or unexpected defeat? \n \nOn Sunday, elections of a regional council deputy in the Turiysk district were held in Volyn