Borg, who owns a number of car hire companies and showrooms, was one of six men who last February were charged with abducting and assaulting a man who used to work for Borg.

The victim has testified that the men interrogated him about a stolen van and that one of them (not Borg) threatened to rape his sister.  

Borg was also involved in a controversial property deal regarding a plot of land in Żabbar involving Robert Abela, a few years before he became Prime Minister.

He has been awarded numerous tenders by the government, some of which have been reversed. In August, a judicial protest over the decision to award Princess Operations a €247,908 tender to provide 38 low-emission motor vehicles has been filed.

Borg has also been linked to money laundering and other criminal operations. 

On 16th February, Jason Azzopardi stood up in Parliament to claim that Borg was also involved in a major €3 million racket involving Transport Malta and LESA officials.

According to Azzopardi, tourists who incurred traffic fines while making use of Borg’s car hire firm Goldcar would pay the money directly to Goldcar, believing the car hire firm would pass it on to the authorities. 

However, the fines would never arrive at Transport Malta, with officials involved in the race allegedly wiping the contraventions off the system entirely.

The Financial Crimes Investigation Department is also reportedly in possession of a recorded telephone conversation where Borg tells an accomplice “Do not worry, we have Bobby behind us”, which he suggested could be a reference to Abela.

Transport Malta is also currently facing a separate corruption case involving driving theory tests which allegedly involve a minister and a political party. However, sitting ministers and the Labour Party have denied being involved, even if sources claim otherwise.

Should the tender be rescinded?