An unnamed government minister has been linked to a driving theory test corruption case involving three Transport Malta officials accused of helping learner drivers cheat in the exam. Clint Mansueto, 40, a director at Transport Malta, and officials Raul Antonio Pace, 35 and Philip Edrick Zammit, 23, denied corruption charges when they appeared in court on Monday. The court heard how Mansueto told police under questioning that he felt "pressured" to help certain people pass the test "because they were working at a villa belonging to a government minister". A police search of his phone also revealed chats with people linked to a political party supplying information about candidates who were to pass their driving test. Investigations into the three were triggered by an email sent to the police in 2020. That email was sent by a person whose services were regularly sought by the transport authority to assist foreign candidates who did not know Maltese or English during the theory test. A theory test and a practical test are necessary to obtain a driving licence. The translator’s job is to read out and translate questions but the translator claimed that Mansueto contacted him...
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