The first VW executives using Chinese monkeys as an emission test have been suspended for investigation


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According to foreign media reports, the Volkswagen Group said on Tuesday that the first executive associated with the controversial use of monkeys as an emission tester was the group chief lobbyist Thomas Steg. German government officials immediately understood this incident and also immediately condemned this behavior as disgusting.

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Matthias Mueller, CEO of Volkswagen Group, said in response to the matter that he had received Steg's request and Steg will leave his current position as the group investigates the case. Muller said: "We are currently in the investigation stage. Mr. Steg also announced that he will be fully responsible. I respect his decision." Steg had previously reported to Muller that he would be suspended until the results of the investigation came out.

It was learned from the emails that the organization established by Volkswagen Group, Daimler, and BMW Group commissioned Steg to organize tests in May 2013. The organization is called the European Transport Industry Environment and Health Federation (EUGT). The organization was also set up to fight the World Health Organization’s claim that diesel exhaust may cause cancer. According to the federation, the purpose of the test is mainly to study the short-term effects of automobile exhaust on the lungs and cardiovascular system.

It is reported that as part of the World Health Organization, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) stated that there is sufficient evidence that diesel exhaust is a carcinogen. Then, IARC's remarks were criticized by outsiders as unclear.

According to EUGT's convention, the laboratory in New Mexico, USA, exposed the monkeys under the exhaust of the Volkswagen Beetle. The 10 monkeys used for the test were locked into a sealed small chamber to watch cartoons for four hours each time. According to the transport list obtained by the “Photograph”, the ten long-eared macaques were imported from China at a price of 3,500 euros each. The incident has caused public outrage and the Merkel government has also been asked to give a statement on this matter this week.

In an interview with the German "Photos", Steg argued for the test mode that the test meets international scientific standards. He also said that the group CEO Martin Winterkorn was not aware of the test.

Steg said: "From today's point of view, this experiment should not be conducted under any circumstances. I feel very sorry that there is no scientific reason to do this." Steg was appointed as German Prime Minister Gerhard Schroeder in 1998. Deputy director of the office. Then he served as a spokesperson for the government for four years. Since 2012, he has served as the chief lobbyist for the public.



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