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VW executive convicted in US may seek transfer to Germany

Published Sun, Dec 10, 2017 · 09:50 PM

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Berlin

VOLKSWAGEN executive Oliver Schmidt, convicted in the United States last week for his role in the German carmaker's emissions scandal, may ask to serve his prison sentence in Germany, German weekly Welt am Sonntag reported, citing sources close to Schmidt.

The paper said such a request would have to be approved by the US Department of Justice as well as a German court.

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