In September 2015, Martin Winterkorn stepped down as chief executive of Volkswagen AG after it was revealed that the company rigged millions of vehicles to cheat on emissions tests. Mr. Winterkorn could receive severance compensation of up to €60 million. German prosecutors recently opened a probe to determine if Mr. Winterkorn was criminally negligible.
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Response rates from 21.1k Germany voters.
73% Yes |
27% No |
73% Yes |
19% No |
8% No, there is no evidence he was responsible |
Trend of support over time for each answer from 21.1k Germany voters.
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Unique answers from Germany voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@9VWGBK31mo1MO
Yes, all citizens should be accounted to trial, independent of their role in an organization or income
@9B7WCQ72yrs2Y
Yes, only if there is evidence that he was responsible
@ISIDEWITH2yrs2Y
Yes, if there is evidence that he is responsible and make a sanction for VW.
@8ZXQ4JF3yrs3Y
Don’t know enough details.
@8VL52JJ3yrs3Y
This is not a political question. This is a question of will of the government to discharge its duty to the people. If the evidence bears out that the persons are culpable they should face charges.
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