Farewell to Litvinenko

The funeral of the former FSB officer will take place soon in the Muslim part of Highgate Cemetery in north London. The burial place was determined by the police, who insisted on a speedy burial. During the autopsy, a significant amount of radioactive polonium-201 was found in Litvinenko’s body, so he will be buried in a tightly closed coffin and without the ritual of ablution required for Muslims. A sarcophagus issued for a funeral cannot be opened for 6.5 years.