D he former VW CEO Martin Winterkorn has been summoned to court to testify on the events in the emissions scandal. As the “Bild” reported on Thursday evening in its online edition , the Stuttgart Regional Court sent the 71-year-old a summons in a lawsuit, which is about possible losses of VW shareholders through the affair.
In addition to winter grain, the current and a former Minister of Transport should also testify Andreas Scheuer and Peter Ramsauer (both CSU). From them, the judge hopes to receive information about whether the Federal Ministry of Transport may have already been informed in 2011 about non-compliance with emission values. Scheuer was at that time Secretary of State in the Ministry.
The court has summoned a total of 28 people for the trial, according to the report. The interrogations are scheduled to begin on September 12 in Stuttgart. Even after winter grain, scouring and Ramsauer Prominent names are on the list: Audi CEO Rupert Stadler and Bosch boss Volkmar Denner are also said to testify, along with former Porsche CEO Wolfgang Hatz, who is in custody, and Porsche engine chief Jörg Kerner, who is also in custody.
To the remaining preloaded belong numerous executives of VW and Porsche to the board level. In addition, the head of the Environmental Association German Environmental Aid, Jürgen Resch testify. The non-governmental organization is said to have alerted the Department of Transportation in 2011 to non-compliance with emission standards.