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No formal inquiry yet against VW ex-CEO
http://www.dw.com/en/no-formal-inquiry-yet-against-vw-ex-ceo/a-18752916Contrary to an earlier statement, German prosecutors have said they've not launched a probe into Volkswagen's former CEO, Martin Winterkorn. But the company is under increasing pressure from abroad.
No formal inquiry yet against VW ex-CEO
01.10.2015
German prosecutors in Braunschweig (Brunswick) said Thursday they'd not initiated a formal inquiry against the former chief executive of carmaker VW, Martin Winterkorn, who'd resigned over an emission test rigging scandal.
Prosecutors said earlier this week such a probe had been launched, but an official press statement issued Thursday said the message had been "formulated incorrectly."
The statement made it clear that no specific individuals were targeted so far in the prosecutors' general investigation into the massive pollution cheating scandal. Complaints had been filed by private individuals against Winterkorn, but only initial suspicions were being looked into and there was no formal probe against the former CEO yet, the statement explained.
More trouble ahead
Already expecting millions of dollars in fines through lawsuits in the US and Canada, the German carmaker is now also looking to Australia where corporations can be fined $777,000 (697,000 euros) for each breach of the national consumer law.