Volkswagen AG's former works council chairman Klaus Volkert arrives for the start of the trial at the district court in Brunswick (Braunschweig), January 8, 2008. The case revolves around allegations that high-ranking managers and labour leaders of German carmaker Volkswagen AG conspired to use company funds to pay for perks including sex trips as part of an institutionalised system of bribery. REUTERS/Tobias Schwarz (GERMANY)