DEH's Fotopoulos Out On Bail After Facing Justice On Breach of Faith Charges

Nikos Fotopoulos, the head of the powerful GENOP-DEH union representing employees of the Public Power Corporation (PPC) faced an investigating magistrate on Friday in order to answer to criminal charges of breach of faith.

The charges that against Fotopoulos are linked to millions of Euros in funding that GENOP-DEH received from PPC for trips and conferences for which public administration watchdog Leandros Rakintzis found bogus invoices and receipts.

He is now out on bail (60,000 Euros) and restricted from leaving the country until the case goes to trial.

Earlier this month the current CEO of PPC, Arthouros Zervos, and his predecessor, Takis Athanasopoulos, were questioned over the firm’s funding of union movements as well. In all, there are 15 members from DEH's Board of Directors that are in the Magistrate's eye that are due (or have already been) questioned.