Mr. Aziz, 74, the only Christian in Mr. Hussein's inner circle, already faces an execution sentence from another case.
He has not stopped fighting his execution sentence and suing the state for things like failing to provide him with a low-fat diet.
A 2005 royal decree issued in Saudi Arabia to fight drugs further codified the right of judges to issue execution sentences "as a discretionary penalty" against any person found guilty of smuggling, receiving, or manufacturing narcotics.
He called for politicians to work for the abolition of the death penalty, and went on, "And I propose to all those among them who are Catholic to make a courageous and exemplary gesture: may no execution sentence be carried out in this Holy Year of Mercy".
The Richards said an execution sentence "could bring years of appeals and prolong reliving the most painful day of our lives".
The Turkish foreign ministry has summoned the Iranian ambassador in protest, and said in a statement: "We strongly condemn the linking of our president's recent visit to Saudi Arabia to the executions sentenced in the country in stories published on media outlets linked to Iranian official bodies".
jails However, the bench, consisting of Judges Johm M, Murtagh, Kenneth Phipps and J. Randall Creel, stayed execution of.the sentence to permit Bruce to appeal his conviction.
2. General Principles Governing the Execution of Sentences and Orders.
Inmates are given fruit and snacks before their execution, and sentences are not carried out on weekends, national holidays and around the New Year.
It was the largest mass execution since sentences were carried out against extremists who seized the Grand Mosque in Mecca, more than thirty-five yeago ago.
