Volyn Prosecutor Andriy Hil reacted to the statements of the head of the Volyn Regional State Administration, Volodymyr Bondar. He intends to file a lawsuit against him in the near future in order to defend his and the institution's honor and dignity, he stated this on Friday at a press conference in the regional prosecutor's office.

Also, commenting on publications in Volyn mass media and all the accusations on the part of representatives of the regional authorities that have recently been made against the prosecutor's office regarding inaction, "covering up" criminals and pressure on the Volyn governor and other things, Andriy Hil called them groundless and unfounded. He supported his words with figures and explanations.

Also, the prosecutor, in the presence of journalists, stated that some of the leaders of the new regional authorities want to make the prosecutor's office "pocket-sized." Namely, by instructing it whom to dismiss from work, against whom to initiate criminal cases, and whom not to touch, which, according to Mr. Hil, is a violation of the law of Ukraine on the prosecutor's office. He also emphasized that the Volyn prosecutor's office will under no circumstances be "pocket-sized." And the tension that has currently arisen in the relations between the regional leadership and the prosecutor's office he calls not a conflict but a misunderstanding, because the goal of both structures is the same: to work for the benefit of the people, but the methods are different. Therefore, the prosecutor once again appealed to representatives of the executive authorities with a request not to interfere with their work, but to deal with solving their own problems. Their work will be evaluated by the Prosecutor General's Office, its collegium, and the people of Volyn.

He also said that from now on, representatives of the prosecutor's office will not attend the Monday operational meetings at the head of the regional state administration. As for holding a joint press conference of the governor and the prosecutor, Andriy Hil is only "in favor."