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German Court Releases Ex-Audi Official Charged in Diesel Scandal
A regional court in Munich has released Giovanni Pamio, a former diesel engineering manager with Volkswagen Group’s Audi unit implicated in the company’s diesel engine emission tests, Reuters reports.
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A regional court in Munich has released Giovanni Pamio, a former diesel engineering manager with Volkswagen Group’s Audi unit implicated in the company’s diesel engine emission tests, Reuters reports.
Pamio was arrested by German authorities in July on charges of helping Audi develop the software. The U.S. Dept. of Justice leveled similar charges and sought to extradite him. The court suspended both warrants, although Pamio is free on €80,000 ($94,400) bond.
While in custody, Pamio became a key prosecution witness and has testified against others at Audi, according to the Sueddeutsche Zeitung.
German investigators also arrested Wolfgang Hatz, formerly VW Group’s top powertrain engineer, in September. He remains in custody. Hatz oversaw engine development during the period the company created and sold some 11 million diesels that had been rigged to evade emission tests.
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