THE transport regulator has ordered
Malta Public Transport to garage ve-
hicles indicated as not roadworthy
in a judicial protest by an employee
pending further inspections.
The decision was communicat-
ed by Transport Malta on Tuesday
evening following serious claims
made by an MPT employee in a ju-
dicial protest filed earlier in the day.
TM ordered that the buses indicat-
ed in the judicial protest be removed
from active service until it carries
out its own inspections.
Meanwhile, in parliament Trans-
port Minister Chris Bonett said the
authority carries out regular spot
checks on between nine and 15 bus-
es per week to ascertain their road-
worthiness. He added the authority
would be carrying out its own in-
spections on the specific buses indi-
cated in the judicial protest.
Bonett was replying to questions
by Nationalist Party MP Adrian De-
lia, who asked what action was tak-
en following claims made by Clau-
dio Cutajar, an employee of the bus
company.
Cutajar, who works as a supervisor
with Malta Public Transport, alleged
he was forced by his superiors to
clear buses for use when they were
not roadworthy.
In a statement the company denied
Cutajar's accusations and insisted it
will be taking legal action against its
employee.
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A Malta Public Transport employee claimed he was forced by his superiors to clear buses for use when they were not roadworthy
