Żejtun council yesterday condemned the vandalism of the family grave of mayor Joe Attard.
In a statement, deputy mayor Joan Agius and the councillors expressed their solidarity with the mayor and condemned the vandalism when unknown individuals broke into the San Girgor cemetery in Żejtun.
They said nothing would hinder the mayor and the council from carrying out their work.
In a statement, the Home Affairs Ministry, the Labour Party and the Nationalist Party appealed to the police to resolve this "cowardly" act as soon as possible.