The family now have 30 days to submit an appeal to the Iraqi court system

Robert's wife Desree has spoken of her despair at the sentence from the Iraqi Court

Speaking at the ceremony, Minister for Justice Heather Humphreys said Ireland is “richer” thanks to the contributions made by its new residents.

He was arrested earlier this month and has had only limited contact with his family

The Roscommon based engineer does not know what the grounds of his arrest are as the charges were listed in Arabic.