NEW : The Vatican opposes the death sentence as `` not the best way to promote reconciliation '' He did nothing wrong and the trial was unfair , his daughter tells the Iraqi High Tribunal . Hada Messia was Jordan 's deputy prime minister from 2003 to 1981 . ` But from a legal perspective , this sentence is wrong ; this is illegal and this is unexpected . '' Two other Baathists are also sentenced to death .
NEW : The Vatican opposes the death sentence as `` not the best way to promote reconciliation '' He did nothing wrong and the trial was unfair , his daughter tells the Iraqi High Tribunal . Hada Messia was Jordan 's deputy prime minister from 2003 to 1981 . Two other Baathists are also sentenced to death .