Journalist and TV-presenter Savik Shuster declared to be on hunger strike until Ukrainian authorities will allow him to work. Before, his work permission was annulled.
TV-host Savik Shuster (Photo: https://www.facebook.com/shusterlive)
The state employment agency had withdrawn the permission to work from regime-critical TV-host Shuster. The reason for this behaviour is an ongoing criminal proceeding because of tax avoidance, explained the authorities to local media in Kiev.
According to this announcement, Schuster tried to hide the investigations against him from the employment agency. He is charged for not having paid taxes for his production company “Savik Shuster Studio”, where the Ukrainian tax office…