Virginia officials: Tamerlan burial a grave injustice

The Boston Herald ^ | May 11, 2013 | Matt Stout

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Flabbergasted Virginia officials have asked authorities there to look into whether the secret burial of accused marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev in a rural Muslim cemetery broke any laws — but one expert says they likely have no ground to stand on.

Tsarnaev’s burial at the Al-Barzakh Cemetery in Doswell, Va., sent shock waves yesterday through Caroline County, where local officials — unaware of the hush-hush funeral until reporters started flooding their voicemails — say they don’t want the stain of his remains on their quiet community.

The brouhaha prompted the state attorney general’s office to step in and review the burial, according to Floyd Thomas, chairman of the county board of supervisors.

“Of all the localities,” Thomas said, “this is probably one of the last ones we would have thought of.”

But with the death certificate and burial permit already on file and the body in a private cemetery, there was no obligation to even inform local officials, according to an expert in burial law....

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"Probably for the same reason your state's officials allow them in New York. A quick check on Google Maps finds your state has no less than 10."

LOL,I don't know about the number of cemeteries in my State but am fully aware of Islamburg in Hancock. NY should be so proud - not.

My original point was, if a State allows muslim cemeteries then they shouldn't be "flabbergasted" that a terrorist was buried in their State. They are the ones who opened that door, so they should just grin and bear it.

Maybe they can apply the wood transport law to dead terrorists. It cannot be transported more than 50 miles from place of origin.

I wonder if IRS is going to investigate the person who donated the plot.