Police raids and walk-outs as AEPI probe heats up
An influential coalition of Greek musicians has demanded the mass firing of AEPI's management, as rival factions continue to lock horns over the scandal-hit PRO's future
News By | 19 April 2017
Relations between Greek artists and AEPI, the embattled collection society purporting to represent their interests, have reached an all-time low amid more police raids on the homes of its management.
Greek police last week searched the Athens home of Petros Xanthopoulos, AEPI’s managing director, and his son, AEPI director-general Dimitrios, as part of an investigation into purported financial mismanagement. AEPI’s headquarters, in Marousi, were raided in February following an Ernst & Young audit that revealed the copyright collective owes rightsholders €42 million…
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