For a month, the boss of Audi is in custody. First, he wanted to be released with statements. Now he's trying the hard way. Is he successful?
By
Holger Sabinsky-Wolf
There is still a lot at stake in criminal proceedings in business. Many money and a lot of reputation on the part of companies and managers, a complex and sensitive investigation work on the part of the prosecutor. This constellation often leads to behavior in the manner of chess players. One is hiding, the other is trying to predict the trains of the opponent. It is obvious that the CEO of Audi Rupert Stadler, with the model case of such a constellation, is well placed
The CEO of Audi, Rupert Stadler, remains for the moment in prison
From the point of view of the Munich prosecutor unsuccessfully resounding. Until recently since the end of May, Stadler, 55, is considered a defendant in the procedure – the highest ranking of 20 people Audi. And a month ago, the boss of Audi even went to jail. The charge: the fraud on the client. Stadler should not have prevented, after discovering handling in the United States, that Audi has sold diesel cars in Europe with a manipulated purification of exhaust gases. To justify his detention, the prosecutor announced a blackout. In a telephone conversation, Stadler reportedly took into consideration the need to hire a temporary employee to badist Stuttgart prosecutors in their investigations against Porsche. Stadler denies it.
The judgment of the judges makes no secret that, in such cases, the prosecution attempts to "soften" an accused. A top manager with millions of revenues is usually very responsive. This often increases the willingness to testify. In the case of Stadler, it initially seemed to work as well. The boss of Audi, after consulting his defender Thilo Pfordte, agreed to testify. But apparently, he did not say what the investigators wanted to hear during the interrogations in the Augsburg-Gablingen prison. There was no confession, according to our editorial information. The interrogations would have been extremely hard.
District Court Examines Stadler's Complaint
In the opposite direction, Stadler had hoped that his statements would alleviate the prosecutor and that he could be released. Now he had to realize that it was not working. His defense therefore interrupted the interrogations. Stadler is silent now and goes to confrontation with a complaint. Unlike a detention order, which is required by law after six months of detention, the complaint can be filed at any time.
The District Court of Munich has already given the decision to a court. The district court is now on the train. And if the Stadler does not help, he could go to the Higher Regional Court. For Stadler, this has the advantage that it is not the same court that decides the conditions of detention that issued the arrest warrant, namely the district court. This increases his chances of being released. If his new movement is successful, is open. Until then, he stays in prison.
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