Ex-Audi CEO Stadler Freed From Jail in Diesel Emissions Case
- Stadler able to convince appeals court to set him free on bail
- Evidence against him is still strong, Munich court says
Rupert Stadler.
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German judges allowed former Audi Chief Executive Officer Rupert Stadler to leave the jail where he’s been since June, while warning that there’s still strong evidence against him in a criminal probe over diesel-emission cheating.
The 55-year-old was told not to contact any potential witnesses in the fraud investigation and must post bail which will be forfeited should he violate the order. The measures were necessary to hedge the risk he may tamper with evidence, the Munich Appeals Court said Tuesday in an emailed statement.