Oksana Shylo - Justice for Journalists

Oksana Shylo

Affiliated media: National Public TV and Radio Company of Ukraine, Manager

Incident date: October 15, 2021

Attack type:

  • Dismissal / involuntary dismissal / forced quitting of the profession / expulsion from the educational institution

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: National Public TV and Radio Company of Ukraine

Location: Ukraine, Kherson Oblast, Kherson

Additional information:

According to the Kherson regional prosecutor's office, the manager of the Kherson branch of the National Public TV and Radio Company of Ukraine was detained at her workplace. The prosecutor's office claims that the manager was detained while receiving an improper benefit. According to the press secretary of the National Police in the Kherson region, the manager Oksana Shylo was detained under Article 208 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. Now she is in the temporary detention facility, where she will be until the election of a measure of restraint. She was suspended without payment from June 3 until August 1, 2021. On October 15, the manager was dismissed due to the expiration of her employment contract.

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