A soldier who was asked to re-sit his written examination for a promotion when he was supposed to re-sit the practical filed a judicial protest complaining that the mistake cost him a promotion.

The judicial protest was filed against the Prime Minister and the commander of the Armed Forces of Malta.

Lance Bombardier Kevin Azzopardi explained that in May last year he had applied for a promotion to become a B2 driver and had to sit for a written and practical examination. After sitting for the exams, he received a call asking him to re-sit the written examination.

During this exam, he was allegedly caught cheating and disqualified from continuing the exam, a claim he denies. It later transpired that he got 67.5 marks in the first written exam when the pass mark was 60 and that it was the practical exam that he had to re-sit.

He therefore called on the AFM commander and the Prime Minister to ensure that he was given the opportunity to re-sit the practical examination and promoted to a B2 driver if he passed.

Lawyers José Herrera and David Camilleri signed the protest.