Lack Of Evidence Leads To Acquittal Of Christian Borg In Perjury Case
Businessman Christian Borg was acquitted of perjury charges by the Court of Magistrates after the prosecution failed to present a transcript of the testimony it claimed was false.
The court ruled that the prosecution had not met the required burden of proof.
Borg was charged with giving false evidence and making a false oath in a civil case in 2021. However, the prosecution did not present the crucial court transcript that detailed the alleged false testimony. As a result, Magistrate Astrid May Grima declared Borg not guilty.
Magistrate Gabriella Vella, who Borg allegedly made false claims to, filed a complaint and requested criminal proceedings after suspecting that Borg had given false testimony during a civil hearing on 22 January 2021. The police subsequently launched an investigation and obtained an affidavit from a police officer, detailing how Borg had allegedly misled the court.
This is one of many legal cases that Borg has been implicated in these last few years. A magisterial inquiry into his business No Deposit Cars led to a flurry of charges against him and his companies. He was charged with money laundering and criminal association while his companies were also charged with tax evasion, making fraudulent profit to the detriment of the government, false accounting and other related offences.
After the inquiry application was filed by a number of his clients, several shocking accounts emerged by past clients, including beating, kidnapping, and forcing clients to pay payments that were not actually owed to the company. Meanwhile, in 2023, the court ordered the suspension of the license which enabled Borg to operate his car rental service.