German court sends VW execs to prison over Dieselgate scandal – POLITICO
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/30694850

A German regional court on Monday convicted four former Volkswagen executives of fraud in connection with the long-running Dieselgate emissions scandal.

The court sentenced two of the former executives to prison for several years, while the remaining two received suspended sentences. The ruling concludes a major trial that spanned nearly four years.

The scandal known as Dieselgate first came to light in September 2015, when the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency discovered that many diesel vehicles produced by German carmaker Volkswagen were equipped with illegal so-called defeat devices.

    • MadMadBunny@lemmy.caEnglish
      13·
      9 天前

      More and more I think the US should seriously take notes from Germany as The example to follow…

        • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldEnglish
          5·
          9 天前

          Well…lets open our history books, and see what Germany was getting up to 90 years ago.

          reads

          frantically reads

          reads with mouth wide open

          Uhhhhh…guys? I’m afraid I have some bad news…

      • hauiOPMAEnglish
        6·
        9 天前

        I’m not sure germany is a good example to follow right now. Maybe just because the US is far deeper down the fascism hole.

        • aramova@infosec.pubEnglish
          1·
          9 天前

          We’re just 90ish years behind in the US, hang on, we’re doing the 1920s/30s right now.

          • hauiOPMAEnglish
            1·
            9 天前

            Fair point. And you already have the concentration camps and the gestapo. I hope you will be able to come back.

    • thanks AV@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      9 天前

      Ten years late and with suspended sentences too!

      It really is just like they say, justice delayed is justice indeed!

    • jagged_circle@feddit.nlEnglish
      11·
      9 天前

      Prison, not jail.

      Prison in Germany is an actual correctional institution. They don’t torture you; they give you help and services so you can return to society as a healthy human.

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    14·
    9 天前

    This is good for German consumers and Europeans generally. Makes German executives realises that they aren’t above the law. Lawlessness together with power and money is bad news. This is good news.

    • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      9 天前

      …can we get some of that in the USA? Maybe we even send convicted criminals in politics to jail. Rather than just…say…NOT doing that. Like we are right now.

    • hauiOPMAEnglish
      3·
      9 天前

      Woa slow down mate. Thats a 99 to 1 situation right now. Please keep the praise low. :)

      • SL3wvmnas@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
        2·
        9 天前

        I mean. The lowest ranking manager got more than four years in prison, the highest ranking manager one year probation. German viewpoint: if only the fuhrer knew…

        • hauiOPMAEnglish
          2·
          9 天前

          Its all just protrction of capital interests. They’re all defending each other and doing the bare minimum.

          And it works. People are being manipulated to hell. I hope we will be able to change this one day.

          Join a union, vote radical left