20-year fraudulent scheme, Union: Bankers Petroleum has not paid employees according to status! We demand transparency

2025-07-04 21:39:25Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
20-year fraudulent scheme, Union: Bankers Petroleum has not paid employees
The company's CEO, Hongping Xiao, and former director Leonidha Çobo were arrested by police on Wednesday.

The Fier Prosecutor's Office announced on Thursday that it had issued 14 security measures against the managers of the company "Bankers Petroleum Albania Ltd" and several people with management positions in this company, who are, according to the prosecutor's office, suspected of tax evasion and other criminal offenses over a 20-year period.

The company's CEO, Hongping Xiao, and former director Leonidha Çobo were arrested on Wednesday, while seven other security measures issued by the Fier Court were executed. The prosecution announced that five people, mostly foreign nationals, are wanted.

The Hydrocarbon Sector Union has also reacted to this situation, emphasizing that it will protect the rights of employees.

The head of the Oil Workers' Union, Dritan Shahu, has stated that they want to guarantee that the continuity of the company does not affect the employees.

Shehu demands transparency from responsible institutions and company executives.

"We have requested information from the company, we are awaiting a response," said Shahu.

He further emphasized that Bankers Petroleum has not paid the oil workers according to the status criteria, something for which they have previously protested.

"There were discussions about the salary, they declared financial impossibility. We believe that employee salaries should be like other sectors," says Shahu.

Meanwhile, Shahu stated that they are determined to guarantee every financial and contractual commitment to the company's employees.


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