Transport Minister Joe Mizzi is refusing to publish the findings of an inquiry tasked with probing claims of abuse and wrongdoing regarding a tender issued by his ministry. Though requests for a copy of the findings remained unanswered, a spokeswoman for the Transport Ministry indicated that no wrongdoing intended to favour anyone had been found. The inquiry was ordered after the Times of Malta reported in October that the deadline of a public tender issued for the procurement of oils by the Transport Ministry's Manufacturing and Services Directorate had been extended by one hour just minutes before the set deadline expired. The ministry suspended the award of the tender soon after the publication of the news report and ordered an inquiry to find out what had happened and whether any disciplinary procedures were to be taken against any officials. The inquiry report was submitted to the ministry early last month, but its contents remain under wraps. Asked to at least confirm that the report, penned by a board led by lawyer Leonard Caruana, had presented its conclusions, a spokeswoman for minister Mizzi said that this had happened on December 12. However, when asked for a copy, no...
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