Luxembourg prosecutes unknown person in VW scandal

AFP, LUXEMBOURG:  Luxembourg has filed a criminal case against an unknown person in an unusual step related to the Volkswagen “dieselgate” emissions cheating scandal.
The duchy insisted that it was the victim of the row, despite having itself been one of seven countries sued by the European Union for failing to crack down on auto pollution.
“Luxembourg declares itself a victim of criminal and negligent acts, which led it to issue certificates of approval that it would not have if the tests had not been distorted,” Luxembourg sustainable development minister François Bausch said late Monday.
The case does not name an individual “because we don’t yet know who did what.”
The Dieselgate scandal blew open when Volkswagen admitted in September 2015 that it installed software in 11 million cars worldwide that reduced emissions of harmful nitrogen oxides when it detected the vehicle was undergoing tests.
The European Commission launched legal action in December against authorities in Luxembourg, Germany, Britain, Czech Republic, Greece, Lithuania, and Spain for failing to ensure carmakers complied with the law.

Luxembourg prosecutes unknown person in VW scandal

AFP, LUXEMBOURG: Luxembourg has filed a criminal case against an unknown person in an unusual step related to the Volkswagen dieselgate emissions cheating scandal. The duchy insisted that it was the victim of the row, despite having itself been one of seven countries suedby the European Union for failing to crack down on auto pollution. Luxembourg declares itself a victim of criminal and negligent acts, which led it to issue certificates of approval that it would not have if the testshad not been distorted, Luxembourg sustainable development minister Franois Bausch said late Monday. The case does not name an individual because we dont yet know who did what. The Dieselgate scandal blew open when Volkswagen admitted in September 2015 that it installed software in 11 million cars worldwide that reduced emissions of harmful nitrogen oxides when it detected the vehicle was undergoing tests. The European Commission launched legal action in December against authorities in Luxembourg, Germany, Britain, Czech Republic, Greece, Lithuania, and Spain for failing to ensure carmakers complied with the law.