The Dutch company owning a string of education institutions in Albania, BF Cooperatief AI has denounced the police pressure in their kindergarten, junior high, high school and university.
On Tuesday, one of the schools filed a criminal complaint against the State Police for raiding their premises, without a warrant, court order, and for using excessive force.
In a press statement today, they stated that the schools’ activity has been continuously audited since 2001 by certified companies and government authorities, including a recent audit by the General Directorate of Taxation “which has not found any infringement or violations”.
“Despite these audits and controls, all the educational institutions of the company, starting from the kindergarten to the University “Epoka”, have been put under strange and meaningless pressure by people with unclear agendas and vague messages, which through certain structures of the state police have exercised verbal violence, arbitrary actions, and repression while the education process continues under the conditions of Covid-19,” it states.
They called on the government to ensure “respect for the principles of democracy, rule of law, and human rights and freedoms”, and warned that they will take legal action in Albania and The Netherlands, if necessary.
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