Caruana Galizia, Borg Cardona file for libel against Kullhadd newspaper

Lawyers Peter Caruana Galizia and Andrew Borg Cardona have filed for libel against Kullhadd editor and Labour deputy leader Toni Abela over an article published on the Labour newspaper, and against Freeport CEO Aaron Farrugia over comments he made on Facebook and a tweet on Twitter.  

In their application, Caruana Galizia – the husband of columnist Daphne Caruana Galizia, who filed a similar complaint yesterday - and Borg Cardona have claimed that the article ‘€2.5 miljun f’kuntratti’ (€2.5 million in contracts) published on the front page of last Sunday’s edition was “defamatory and libellous”.

The article in question said that the PN government had awarded over €2.5 million in contracts to a company in which they are shareholders.

The Labour organ alleged that Evolve Limited – a company which allegedly includes Andrew Borg Cardona and Caruana Galizia as its shareholders – was awarded €2.5 million in contracts by the former Gonzi administration.

Moreover, it was also claimed that a few days before the 2013 general elections, the company was awarded €800,000 in contracts, as well as an additional €1.7 million in contracts during the past two legislatures.

The article also alleged that successive PN governments awarded a total of 127 contracts to the company – 30 of which were by direct order.

Freeport CEO Aaron Farrugia then shared the article on his Facebook account, and tweeted a link and comments on the article in question.

“€2.5 million in contracts to Daphne/Peter Caruana Galizia and Andrew Borg Cardona by the PN government during these last years. What unites these people is not only their companies, but also their constant attacks coordinated against the Labour Party,” Farrugia said on Facebook.