Former Żebbuġ mayor Brian Bonnici has been recruited by the government to manage Addolorata cemetery on a position of trust basis without a call for applications,The SundayTimes of Malta has learnt.

When contacted,Mr Bonnici confirmed that he has been working at the cemetery in recent months but declined to comment further.

The Health Ministry said: “In view of the Health Department’s plan to augment maintenance works at Addolorata Cemetery and of the planned expansion of the cemetery, the management structure at Addolorata is being reviewed.”

Mr Bonnici resigned as mayor of Żebbuġ in 2009 following allegations that he used council staff to carry out works at his home. He was later acquitted by the court. Following Labour’s election victory in 2013, he was appointed private secretary to then health minister Godfrey Farrugia before taking on his current role.

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