Executives accused over Vodafone battle
A German court has ordered five former officials of the Mannesmann mobile phone company to stand trial over their roles in the 2000 takeover of Mannesmann by Vodafone.
Facing trial in Dusseldorf on charges of breach of faith are former Mannesmann chief executive Klaus Esser, head of personnel Dietmar Droste, board chairman Joachim Funk and board members Juergen Ladberg and Klaus Zwickel.