Martin Winterkorn, the former Volkswagen CEO who resigned last week amidst a wide-ranging emissions scandal, is not under investigation, AFP reports.

The press statement released by prosecutors in Braunschweig Monday, which previously claimed there would be a formal inquiry against Winterkorn, was "formulated incorrectly,” according to the report. The statement has since been amended, and now doesn't name Winterkorn directly.

The confusion appears to stem from complaints which have been filed against Winterkorn by private individuals, but that's different from a formal inquiry. "No such inquiry has been opened against Winterkorn," the prosecutors say.

It could still happen, though. The statement on the prosecutors' website now says, "prosecutors are examining whether to launch an inquiry against those employees responsible at Volkswagen AG."

Volkswagen admitted last week that 11 million of its vehicles contain a special piece of software which can detect when a car is being tested for emissions, producing different results than the ones seen in a normal driving situation.

The vehicles involved in the scandal include many of VW's diesel engine-equipped models, including Jetta TDI, Passat TDI, Golf TDI, Jetta Sportwagen TDI and Beetle TDI. A number of Audi vehicles are also affected; Volkswagen did not yet release a full list of the vehicles involved.

Winterkorn, who served as CEO of Volkswagen AG since 2007, resigned on Sept. 23, but did not admit he knew about the emissions scandal. "I am shocked by the events of the past few days," he wrote in a statement.