NEW : Lawyer to appeal to European Commissioner for Human Rights . ` ` He looks terrible , '' Prime Minister Ponta says . It is the first death sentence for a senior politician in Portugal since the fall of communism . The former prime minister was convicted of illegally obtaining campaign funds .
NEW : Lawyer to appeal to European Court for Human Rights . `` He looks terrible , '' Prime Minister Ponta says . It is the first prison sentence for a senior politician in Romania since the fall of communism . The former prime minister was convicted of illegally raising campaign funds .