Cassola gives NAO list of reasons to investigate Fortina deal Independent politician Arnold Cassola says hotel project breached emphyteutical condition, denied access to contracts and that the former Lands Authority CEO was in business with the Fortina's owners 8 May 2021, 10:29am by Matthew Agius Green politician Arnold Cassola has written to the Auditor General to request an investigation into the granting of public land to the owners of the Fortina Hotel, citing several grounds for the contract to be rescinded. The hotel is currently working on the addition of five storeys to the existing hotel tower, a 15-storey block of 109 apartments as well as a ground-floor 3,500sq.m shopping mall and three levels of underground parking. The development also includes a 2,460sq.m open space set between the refurbished five-star hotel, the spa block and the residential complex.