Germany postpones ex-VW boss's 'dieselgate' trial

Frankfurt (AFP) March 24, 2021

A German court on Wednesday postponed former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn's fraud trial over the carmaker's "dieselgate" emissions cheating scandal for a second time, once again citing the coronavirus pandemic. The trial was initially set to start in February before being pushed back to April 20. The new date now is September 16, the Brunswick district court said. "The current situ