Rupert Stadler, ex-CEO of Audi, was sentenced in Germany to 21 months of suspended prison in the “Dieselgate” case.
The former executive director of Audi, Rupert Stadler, received a suspended sentence of 21 months in prison in Germany on Tuesday in the “Dieselgate” case, as well as a fine of 1.1 million euros, becoming the first leader of the Volkswagen group in receive a criminal sanction in the scandal. of rigged diesel engines.
The former head of Audi between 2007 and 2018, a subsidiary of Volkswagen, had decided to plead guilty after more than two years of trial in Munich. He was accused of knowing about the installation of illegal software without intervening to stop it.
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