Saddam Hussein's nephew was sentenced to life in prison on Monday for funding insurgency, the Iraqi government said.

Ayman Sabawi is the first family member of the former Iraqi leader being charged. He was captured by Iraqi security forces in Tikrit in May.

His father, Sabawi Ibrahim al-Hassan, is Saddam's half brother and used to serve as a presidential adviser before the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003.

Source: Xinhua