Brunswick - Ex-VW boss Winterkorn: Witness in the diesel scandal trial
Former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn will be heard in mid-February as a witness in the test case brought by investors in the diesel scandal against VW and the holding company Porsche SE. Winterkorn has been summoned to appear on February 14 and 15 (10:00 a.m. each day), as the Braunschweig Higher Regional Court announced on Friday.
His successors Matthias Müller and Herbert Diess are also to testify as witnesses in the civil proceedings. The hearing of Diess is scheduled for January 16, as the Higher Regional Court also announced. Müller has been summoned on February 7. Other possible dates for the witness hearings are February 27 and 28. The hearings will take place in the Congress Hall of the Stadthalle in Braunschweig.
In other proceedings, four Volkswagen managers have been in the dock at Braunschweig Regional Court since September 2021. The proceedings against Winterkorn, who resigned after the diesel emissions scandal came to light in 2015, were severed with reference to his state of health. It will be continued soon.
In September 2015, it came to light that instead of using more expensive emissions technology, VW was falsifying the measured values with the help of hidden software codes. These ensured that the emissions were fully cleaned in tests, but were many times higher in road use. The discovery of the scandal plunged VW into the worst crisis in its history.
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- Despite the diesel scandal affecting Volkswagen significantly, Herbert Diess, the current CEO of Porsche and VW, will also testify as a witness in the ongoing trial.
- The trial against former VW CEO Martin Winterkorn, who resigned during the diesel emissions scandal, will continue in Braunschweig after being postponed due to his health.
- The hearings for both Winterkorn and Matthias Müller, a former VW CEO, are scheduled to take place in the Congress Hall of the Stadthalle in Braunschweig, Germany.
- The diesel scandal unfolded in September 2015 when it was discovered that Volkswagen was using software codes to manipulate emissions data, circumventing the use of more costly emissions technology.
- Former VW CEO Martin Winterkorn, who is now a witness in the trial, was charged with deceiving investors and customers in the USA due to the diesel scandal, causing significant damage to Volkswagen's reputation.
- The trial against VW and Porsche SE, including testimony from former CEOs, aims to hold the companies accountable for their role in the diesel emissions scandal.
- The proceedings against four other Volkswagen managers regarding the diesel scandal have been ongoing at the Braunschweig Regional Court since September 2021.
Source: www.stern.de
