Prosecutors say not investigating VW supervisory board members

Feb 9 German prosecutors said they were not investigating the German state of Lower Saxony’s premier Stephan Weil or other members of Volkswagen’s supervisory board in connection with an emissions scandal. “Beyond that, no information will be provided on the number, names or possible testimony of witnesses… so as not to put further investigation at risk,” the prosecutor’s office in Braunschweig near VW’s Wolfsburg headquarters said in an e-mailed statement on Thursday.

German prosecutors widen Volkswagen emissions probe

In this Jan. 19, 2017 file picture Martin Winterkorn, former CEO of the German car manufacturer Volkswagen, arrives for a questioning at an investigation committee of the German federal parliament in Berlin, German. Prosecutors in Germany say Friday Jan. 27, 2017 they have sufficient evidence to indicate that former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn knew of his company’s emissions cheating software earlier than he claims.