Ukraine has annulled the work permit of one of its most influential television hosts, Slavic Shuster.

The State Employment Service’s Kiev branch said in a statement on Tuesday that Shuster’s work permit had been annulled because the famous TV figure had failed to inform the agency about a criminal case opened by the State Fiscal Service against him.

Authorities said they would not extend the permit for Shuster because he failed to inform them of a tax probe against him for tax evasion.

Shuster, however, told channel 112 Ukraine that he would keep on working, even without a permit.

He rebuffed investigation results during his weekly “Shuster Live” talk show, claiming his company paid taxes.

The award-winning journalist, who has given the floor in his live program to representatives of all political views, accused Kiev of going after him for the criticism of the government.

He said he believed the authorities would “crack down on all journalists who are trying to tell the truth” and added that he had faced the same problem before.

“This government doesn’t tolerate any criticism.”

“They’re fighting with a mirror. Even if they break our mirror, others will emerge,” he said.

On September 18, “Shuster Live” was canceled shortly before going on air.

The channel's press service said the cancellation was due to the "extremely tense and politicized" situation in the country and "that the channel was not prepared to heat it up further."

Soviet-born Shuster, who also has Italian and Canadian citizenship, moved to Ukraine in 2005.