German authorities have opened an investigation into an IG Metall union representative following allegations that a confidential works council meeting at Tesla's Gigafactory Berlin was secretly recorded. The probe follows a criminal complaint filed by Tesla management last week. As per a report from rbb24, police seized a laptop belonging to an IG Metall member at Tesla Giga Berlin on Tuesday afternoon. Prosecutors in Frankfurt (Oder) confirmed that an investigation is underway into a possible unauthorized audio recording of an internal works council meeting.