On Thursday, February 15, three Directors of the Société des Huileries du Bénin (SHB), two (02) employees of the company and a freight forwarder appeared before the Court for the Suppression of Economic Offences and Terrorism (CRIET) for acts of tax evasion.

The Director General of the Société des Huileries du Bénin (SHB); the Commercial Director and the Director of Financial Affairs of the same company appeared on Thursday at the Court for the Suppression of Economic Offences and Terrorism. The acts with which they are accused occurred between 2019 and 2021. Five (05) years in prison were required against the defendants and the payment of 600 million FCFA to the company