LONDON (AFP) – People related to the installation of a software for hiding emission vehicles b> = “highlight”> Volkswagen acted “criminal way”, he declared Tuesday a member of the supervisory board on internal German automaker.
“People who allowed this to happen, or who took the decision to install this program, they acted criminally. They have to take personal responsibility,” he said Olaf Lies to the BBC.
“We found problems in the last committee meeting, shortly before the press,” lamented Lies, he wondered why “the committee was not informed earlier about these problems when they knew it was a year in the United States. ”
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“It has made a big damage because millions of people lost their faith in Volkswagen. Surely many will submit claims for damages, “he added.
“I am ashamed that people in the US who bought cars with complete confidence are disappointed,” he said.
The German prosecutor announced this week the opening of an investigation for fraud against Martin Winterkorn, chairman of the company, who resigned over the scandal but claims to have been aware of the manipulation that affected some 11 million diesel vehicles.
Countries around the world have opened their own investigation after it was discovered that the company committed adultery test gas emissions in the United States. Volkswagen claims that the software engines affects 11 million vehicles, most of which were sold in Europe.
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