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German judge condemned the lack of transparency at Audi diesel scandal hearing.
HEILBRONN, Germany A German judge condemned the lack of transparency on the scandal of Volkswagen Group emissions.
The lack of information was obstructing the settlement of a related case brought by a former employee of a subsidiary of the VW Audi group, the judge said.
Ulrich Weiss, former head of diesel engine development at Audi, is suing the automaker for wrongful dismissal and re-employment after being fired in February after an investigation into the scandal that erupted in September 2015.
Audi said a decision on whether Weiss could be reused can be taken as U law firm S Jones Day hired by VW to investigate the scandal, clarified its role and issued a comprehensive report on its investigations.
But VW parent, who initially promised maximum transparency, has since decided not to disclose the findings of Jones Day, although some key elements have been compiled in the form of a narrative of the Ministry of Justice U S.
The Audi lawyers used a hearing on Weiss trial before a labor court in Heilbronn in southern Germany on Tuesday to stress that there is or will be a written report by Jones Day an argument rejected by the judge.
I do not believe that Judge Carsten Witt said there are written statements without question, he said, adding if need be submitted to the Federal Labor Court, the highest legal authority of the Germany for labor disputes.
The decision not to publish the results of investigations conducted by Jones Day is disconcerting and irritating, Witt said.
The US law firm, with offices in Audi and VW's headquarters were raided last month by the Munich prosecutors A complaint by VW to prevent prosecutors from using any materials seized during raids was rejected Monday by a court in Munich.
Audi has admitted its 3 November 2015 were equipped with 0-liter V6 diesel engine with an auxiliary control device deemed illegal in the United States that allowed vehicles to escape the U emission limits
VW in December accepted a settlement of $ 1 billion to fix or buy about 80,000 polluting diesel vehicles sold in the country.
Moreover, the lawyer Martina Hidalgo said the automaker Audi will offer a Weiss in early May regarding compensation Former longtime engineer is seeking 6 million EUR 6 4 million severance.
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