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'Dieselgate' trial opens in Germany without ex-VW boss

    

Issued on: 16/09/2021 - 11:12Modified: 16/09/2021 - 11:10

Four former Volkswagen managers are accused of organising faud and
tax evasion in connection with the Dieselgate scandal Four former
Volkswagen managers are accused of organising faud and tax evasion in
connection with the Dieselgate scandal
Four former Volkswagen managers are accused of organising faud and
tax evasion in connection with the Dieselgate scandal Julian
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Frankfurt (AFP)

The trial of four former Volkswagen managers accused of fraud in the
"dieselgate" emissions-cheating scandal began on Thursday in the
absence of the group's ex-boss.

The defendants allegedly organised commercial fraud and tax evasion
in relation to the scandal which rocked the global car industry in
September 2015, when Volkswagen admitted tampering with millions of
diesel vehicles to dupe pollution tests.

Last week, the court decided to split proceedings, delaying the trial
of Martin Winterkorn, the group's former CEO, for reasons of ill
health.

Winterkorn, 74, was initially meant to stand trial alongside the
other four executives but recently underwent an operation, leaving
him unable to appear.

The hearing in Brunswick, not far from Volkswagen's corporate seat in
Wolfsburg, is the second significant criminal trial in relation to
the dieselgate scandal.

Another, involving Rupert Stadler, the former boss of Volkswagen
subsidiary Audi, began a year ago and is still ongoing.

Judges will hope to pinpoint, among the company's engineers and
directors, who was aware of the emissions-cheating software, when
they knew, and who gave the green light to the plan involving "9
million vehicles sold in Europe and the US", according to the
indictment.

Volkswagen has already paid out damages, refunds and court fees of
around 30 billion euros ($35 billion) in relation to the scandal,
mostly in the US.

Winterkorn himself has agreed to pay 11.2 million euros in damages
and interest to his former employer in a settlement with Volkswagen.

The former CEO's hotly anticipated trial does not yet have a date,
with medics unable to provide a clear timetable for his recovery,
according to the court.

Winterkorn faces a separate charge in Berlin of giving false
testimony to a parliamentary committee looking into the scandal.

(c) 2021 AFP

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