Ex-President Saddam Hussein’s graveyard closure confirmed

SALAH AL-DIN / IraqiNews.com: Head of one of ex-president Saddam Hussein‘s tribe confirmed today that the police forces closed the graveyard that contains Hussein’s body, sons and some of his assistants. Sheikh Falah al-Nada told IraqiNews.com that the graveyard was closed before ten days by police force. He added that this move was done after news that Hussein’s daughter , Raghad, has the intention to visit the graveyard, in addition to news that a Jordanian engineering company will renovate the tomb and expand the graveyard. “This news is unbelievable”, he confirmed. Police sources in the province reported that the closure was made upon orders from the central government in Baghdad. For two years, the Iraqi government prevented visits to the tombs either from the individuals or governmental establishments. The graveyard, 5 km south of Tikrit, contains the bodies of Saddam Hussein, his two sons, his grandson, his brother Barzan, his cousin Ali Hassan al-Majeed, Baath Party member Taha yassin Ramadhan and ex-Revolution Court Chairman Awad al-Bandar.