Erkki Tuomioja , the foreign minister of Finland , which holds the rotating presidency of the European Union , said , '' The European Union has a very consistent stand on opposing the death penalty and it should not have been applied in this case either -- even though there is no doubt about Saddam Hussein 's guilt over serious violations against human rights . ''
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