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Audi chief Rupert Stadler arrested in dieselgate probe: German prosecutors

The arrest warrant is based on concealment of evidence, the prosecuters said

Rupert Stadler, Audi CEO
Rupert Stadler, Audi CEO
AFP | PTI Frankfurt Am Main
Last Updated : Jun 18 2018 | 4:58 PM IST

Audi chief executive Rupert Stadler has been arrested on suspicion of fraud in connection with parent company Volkswagen's "dieselgate" emissions cheating scandal, German prosecutors said on Monday.

"The arrest warrant is based on concealment of evidence," Munich prosecutors, who raided Stadler's home last week, said in a statement. Audi confirmed the arrest to AFP.

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First Published: Jun 18 2018 | 3:12 PM IST

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