Former VW Executives Ordered to Testify in Investor Suit
- Judges in €9 billion investor suit order document disclosure
- Ex-CEO Winterkorn unlikely to testify amid his criminal case
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A German court will call former Volkswagen AG executives as witnesses in a €9 billion ($9.8 billion) investor lawsuit over the diesel emissions scandal to find out what the top brass knew about the the so-called defeat device used in diesel cars to sidestep emissions tests.
Among the 86 witnesses to be called is Martin Winterkorn, VW’s former chief executive officer, a spokeswoman for the Higher Regional Court of Braunschweig said by phone. The witnesses come from all levels of VW’s management, she said. The judges in Friday also ordered the disclosure of numerous documents.