He did n't do anything wrong . NEW : The Vatican opposes the death penalty as ` ` not the best way to promote reconciliation '' He did nothing wrong and the punishment was unfair , his daughter tells him . Aziz was Iraq 's deputy prime minister from 1982 to 1985 . Two other Baathists are also sentenced to death .
NEW : The Vatican opposes the death penalty as ` ` not the best way to promote reconciliation '' He did nothing wrong and the punishment was unfair , his daughter tells him . Aziz was Iraq 's deputy prime minister from 1982 to 1985 . Two other Baathists are also sentenced to death .