Defenders demand acquittal in the trial for VW diesel fraud

In Braunschweig, the trial against former VW managers and engineers is going on because of the diesel affair. Who knew? The defenders extend their pleas over days.

After more than three and a half years of trial, the prosecutors are sure to have convicted former VW employees of the fraud. Their defenders come to a different conclusion and attack the investigators.

After more than three and a half years of trial, the prosecutors are sure to have convicted former VW employees of the fraud. Defenders come to a different conclusion and attack the investigators.

In the trial against four former VW managers and engineers, the defenders of a defendant demand acquittal. The prosecutor's office had demanded a four-year sentence for the 59-year-old.

The trial of former VW executives in the diesel scandal is entering its next phase. After the defense called for prison sentences, the prosecution is now pleading for acquittal. Former VW CEO Martin Winterkorn is not in the dock for health reasons.

After more than three and a half years of trial, the plaintiffs are sure to have consulted here VW employees of the fraud. Defenders come to a different result and attack the investigators.