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Article: German rail boss forced out over spy scandal
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- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- March 31, 2009
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Entire workforce screened to check they were not passing on
company secrets
THE CONTROVERSIAL head of Germany's state-owned rail network,
Deutsche Bahn, was forced to resign yesterday amid a deepening
privacy scandal in which the company admitted spying on thousands of
its employees.
Hartmut Mehdorn, who has run Germany's largest rail company for a
decade, stepped down after the Chancellor Angela Merkel revealed
that she had withdrawn her support for the embattled executive.
The 66-year-old rail chief, who has a reputation for arrogance,
said he had been unable to cope with the "destructive debate" he
said was damaging Deutsche Bahn. Handing in his notice, he added:
"The prejudice, ...