pass emissions tests. well it s back to brent s now in a crackdown on human trafficking all of that s right here in germany federal police have carried out unprecedented raids against suspected human traffickers throughout the country police detained over one hundred suspects across twelve german states early this morning they re suspected of trafficking hundreds of women and transsexuals are from thailand for prostitution prosecutors say the chief suspects are a fifty nine year old timey national and her sixty two year old german partner. well i m joined here in the studio at the big table by frank kinder she is the director of the berlin based organization together against human trafficking he s also a member of the german parliament with chancellor angela merkel s conservative c.d.u. party mr ali it s good to have you on the show thank you and this was a huge operation wasn t one of the biggest all even the biggest at the police has organized so is that because the authorities have
wagons diesel gate scandal cheating on emissions tests and making false promises to customers has put quite a dent into the image of some big names in the business how has this scandal changed the industry and how will it help transform mobility we ll talk to an expert here in a moment first an update on what all the fuss is about. due to air pollution several german cities could face driving bans in twenty eight teams the diesel engine and its emissions are mainly to blame it s becoming a familiar story diesel remains popular it s cheap and efficient critics say it s outdated and should be replaced as soon as possible. which comes on his approach to cause of all the diesel will continue to play an important role in certain areas such as truck traffic and shipping but it will lose importance in those areas as well and especially with cars alternatives are available by two thousand and twenty
possible sentence for perpetrating fraud against consumers he was emotional he apologized he regrets his decisions he said he takes responsibility it s his fault. schmidt was responsible for us environmental matters at v.w. from twenty twelve until twenty fifteen the time that folks wagon admits to manipulating emissions tests using software loaded into its cars. he knew about the test manipulation and testified in court that he simply followed orders the judge ruled that without doubt the v.w. board shared responsibility for the scandal prosecutors said schmidt was in the same room as the c.e.o. they all worked on their stories that they would tell viewer thora teams. it remains to be seen if the form of folks flogging c.e.o. martin venter corn could face charges in germany he has repeatedly denied knowing about emissions cheating schmidt s sentencing comes months after that of another
it s his fault. schmidt was responsible for us environmental matters at v.w. from twenty twelve until twenty fifteen the time that folks wagon admits to manipulating emissions tests using software loaded into its cars. he knew about the test manipulation and testified in court that he simply followed orders the judge ruled that without doubt the v.w. board shared responsibility for the scandal prosecutors said schmidt was in the same room as the c.e.o. they all worked on their stories that they would tell viewer thora teams. it remains to be seen if form of folks frog and c.e.o. martin venter calling could face charges in germany he has repeatedly denied knowing about emissions cheating schmidt s sentencing comes months after that of another former manager james liang having cooperated with authorities and handed in a guilty plea from the outset he received a forty month jail sentence. the next news
high level v.w. figure to be convicted over diesel gate in the u.s. . this wednesday was perhaps the worst day of all of the schmitz life the engineer sentenced to seven years in prison and the toughest possible sentence for puppets writing fraud against consumers he was emotional he apologized he regrets his decisions he said he takes responsibility it s his fault. schmidt was responsible for us environmental matters at v.w. from twenty twelve until twenty fifteen the time that folks wagon admits to manipulating emissions tests using software loaded into its cars. he knew about the test manipulation and testified in court that he simply followed orders the judge ruled that without doubt the v.w. board shared responsibility for the scandal prosecutors said schmidt was in the same room as the c.e.o. they all worked on their stories that they would tell viewer thora teams. it