New Abu Ghraib prison to show crimes of Saddam

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BAGHDAD (AFP) — Iraq said on Wednesday it plans to rebuild the the notorious Abu Ghraib prison, complete with a museum to portray crimes committed by the regime of executed dictator Saddam Hussein.

The prison, located 25 kilometres (15 miles) west of Baghdad, was closed in September 2006 after the US military handed it over to the Iraqi authorities in the wake of a scandal over abuse of inmates.

"A part of it will be kept as a museum for showing the crimes committed by the previous regime," government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said.

A committee of interior, defence and justice ministries will oversee the reconstruction, he said, without giving a timetable for completion.

The Abu Ghraib prison scandal erupted in early 2004, with photos surfacing in the...