Protecting evil

The AP reports:

The U.N. has an official stance opposing capital punishment and [U.N. Secretary-General] Ban's predecessor Kofi Annan reiterated it frequently. The top U.N. envoy in Iraq, Ashraf Qazi, restated it again on Saturday after the former Iraqi dictator was hanged.

This is expected: the protection of the lives of thugs, crooks, and fascist dictators would, of course, be a top priority for many of the UN's member states.