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Chain of Collusion and Corruption at Bandar Abbas Refinery
Recent investigations show that the violations of Ahmad Hashemi, the CEO of Bandar Abbas Oil Refinery, are not limited to receiving astronomical salaries. These violations include the establishment of a series of chain companies managed by individuals close to him, which have led to the undermining of employee rights and the waste of billions of tomans from the company's financial resources.
In this corruption network, Hashemi acts as the main axis of appointments and managerial arrangements. Alongside him, Abbas Jahani Deh, the Deputy for Human Capital Development at the refinery, plays a key role in stabilizing this chain.
Chain Companies and Suspicious Financial Flow
This information indicates that several chain companies have been established to create opaque financial flows. Companies such as Jir Company, Jir Consumer Cooperative, and Hormoz Jir Energy Transport Company act as the main economic tools in this network.
The performance of these companies is directly related to significant purchases and contracts of the refinery, and financial resources reach a limited circle of managers through various methods, including document forgery and inflation of costs.
The composition of the board of directors of these companies also reflects the concentration of power. For example, in the Jir Consumer Cooperative, Ahmad Tavakolifar serves as the chairman of the board, and Abbas Jahani Deh acts as the main inspector. These overlaps of names in decision-making and oversight positions form a corrupt network, resulting in the transfer of tens of billions of tomans from the company's resources.
The extent of this corruption has also reached the sports club and educational institution of Bandar Abbas Oil Refinery, where board members, with suspicious overlaps and the power they hold, contribute to the continuation of this corrupt network.
Ultimately, this corruption network seriously harms the company's resources and undermines the credibility of the refinery. More details and a video file are available on the Fidus channel.
