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 sentence as `` not the best way to promote reconciliation '' He did nothing wrong and the trial was unfair , his daughter tells CNN . Aziz was Iraq 's deputy prime minister from 1981 to 2003 . Two other Baathists are also sentenced to death .