German justice decided on Wednesday to send the former CEO of Volkswagen, Martin Winterkorn, to answer for fraud in the automaker’s fake diesel engine scandal.
The Brunswick court, in charge of this case, ruled “After a thorough examination of the indictment” of the floor that there was “A sufficient suspicion of organized gang fraud” against Martin Winterkorn, who is sent to court along with four other former leaders of the group.
11 million vehicles rigged
For the time being, no senior official has been tried in Germany in this scandal, revealed in September 2015, when Volkswagen admitted having rigged 11 million vehicles with software capable of making them appear less polluting during laboratory tests than on the roads.
These manipulations plunged the German automobile industry, industrial flagship and pride of the country, into a historic crisis from which it is still struggling to emerge.
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