BRAUNSCHWEIG (dpa-AFX) - The questioning of former Group CEO Martin Winterkorn is to continue on Thursday (10:00 a.m.) in the billion-euro investor trial on the VW diesel affair. The 76-year-old has been summoned as a witness in the civil proceedings under the Capital Markets Model Case Act (KapMug). On the first day of his testimony on Wednesday, Winterkorn denied any responsibility for the diesel affair.

Since 2018, the trial has been negotiating possible compensation for investors who suffered share price losses after the scandal came to light. Currently around 4.4 billion euros are at stake. After Herbert Diess and Matthias Müller, Winterkorn is the third former VW CEO to be heard on the matter./bch/DP/men