The Office of the Attorney General mentioned it had knowledgeable the German carmaker and its Swiss dealership arm this month “that it considers the investigation to be complete and intends to drop the case,” it mentioned in a press release.
Swiss federal prosecutors are set to drop an almost five-year felony investigation into Volkswagen’s diesel emissions scandal after concluding they didn’t have a powerful sufficient case to file prices, they mentioned on Tuesday.
The Office of the Attorney General mentioned it had knowledgeable the German carmaker and its Swiss dealership arm this month “that it considers the investigation to be complete and intends to drop the case,” it mentioned in a press release, confirming a report by broadcaster SRF.
The defendants and personal plaintiffs can nonetheless overview the case file and submit extra proof earlier than the case is closed formally, it mentioned.
VW admitted in September 2015 it had put in secret software program in a whole lot of 1000’s of US diesel vehicles to cheat exhaust emissions checks and make the vehicles seem cleaner than they had been, and that as many as 11 million automobiles might have comparable software program put in worldwide.
SRF mentioned Swiss plaintiffs might nonetheless declare damages by civil regulation, noting VW has already paid out billions overseas.
Swiss prosecutors opened felony proceedings after a courtroom dominated they have to conduct their very own investigation into a whole lot of complaints lodged in Switzerland.
The case centered on the potential harm to round 175,000 prospects who purchased or leased VW group automobiles with diesel motors that not less than some VW officers will need to have recognized had been manipulated.
SRF mentioned Swiss plaintiffs might nonetheless declare damages by civil regulation, noting VW has already paid out billions overseas. “But without official culprits, such proceedings in Switzerland are very costly and difficult for individuals,” it added.
Contacted by Reuters on Tuesday, VW had no fast remark.
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