Gjiknuri and the former man of Koço Kokëdhima responsible for canceling the oil concession for "Phoenix", Puka ignored AKBN's objections

The former director of "Albpetrol" Endri Puka is also responsible for the termination of the contract in 2017 with "Phoenix Petroleum". In April 2017, he was investigated by the Prosecutor's Office of Tirana for the nationalization of oil and gas deposits, on the charge of "Illegal competition through violence". At the time, Puka refused to give explanations without his lawyer. He was also accused of extorting the concessionaire's wells arbitrarily, neglecting the request of AKBN and the Ministry of Finance. The then Minister of Industry and Energy, Damian Gjiknuri, also went through verification. On January 27, 2018, Puka was dismissed from the position of director of "Albpetrol" with the justification of the restructuring of the institution in question. He was succeeded by Kastriot Bejtaj, who held the position of Technical Director at "Albpetrol". Endri Puka was appointed head of "Albpetrol" in 2013, after the socialists came to power. He had managed the businesses of the former socialist deputy Koço Kokëdhima, and his appointment as head of "Albpetrol" was considered a proposal by Kokëdhima, who in 2013-2017 became one of the most powerful SP deputies in the country - Report for the scandal with "Albpetrol", Puka and Gjiknuri falsified the balance sheets - On January 25, 2022, the Ministry of Finance and Economy conducted an examination on the issue of the loss of 12.5 million euros in the Arbitration between the Albanian state and the company "GBC Oil". Former director Puka and former minister Gjiknuri were accused of hiding the international arbitration decision of 2020 and moreover "Albpetrol" performed fictitious acts and accounting for the takeover of the assets of "GBC OIL". Accounting existed stated as a figure, but it has not been accompanied by invoices and relevant deposits. It is about a decision signed by Endri Puka in 2017, according to which the three oil fields that were under the concession of the American company "GBC Oil" would be nationalized, which led to the departure of the concessionaire company. The false accounting was also registered in the balance sheet of the company "Albpetrol", where the capital increase was made. However, neither Endri Puka nor Damian Gjiknuri were ever charged by Albanian justice. The false accounting was also registered in the balance sheet of the company "Albpetrol", where the capital increase was made. However, neither Endri Puka nor Damian Gjiknuri were ever charged by Albanian justice. The false accounting was also registered in the balance sheet of the company "Albpetrol", where the capital increase was made. However, neither Endri Puka nor Damian Gjiknuri were ever charged by Albanian justice.