In a gesture towards the work he carried out over the years including as Prime Minister of Malta, Prime Minister Robert Abela offered to organize a state funeral for Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici.
While the family of Dr. Mifsud Bonnici appreciated this gesture, the family informed the Office of the Prime Minister that Dr. Mifsud Bonnici had expressed the desire through a declaratory letter not to hold this type of funeral after his death.
Prime Minister Robert Abela respects this wish.
The Government will continue to communicate with the Mifsud Bonnici family and help in the organization of a funeral according to the wishes of the former Prime Minister of Malta.
The Government reiterates its condolences to the Mifsud Bonnici family and salutes the memory of the former Prime Minister for the work he carried out for the benefit of Malta.
