<p>The man has won his case before the Refugees Review Tribunal, reports said.<br />He informed the tribunal that he would be assassinated by Americans or anti-Hussein forces if he were sent home.<br /><br />The man, who has not been named gave an impromptu concert to the tribunal last month to support his appeal.<br /><br />"He is a professional musician," the tribunal concluded.He arrived in Australia last August on an entertainment visa and then applied for asylum.<br /><br />"As an artist, I was obliged to attend the parties and functions of Uday Saddam Hussein in addition to the parties of his father (Saddam)," he told Australian authorities adding,<br />"Those evenings and functions became a room for sarcasm, derision and fun-making wherein we watch the leader Saddam Hussein and his son Uday binge in saucy and extravagant parties".<br /><br />Claiming he celebrated Saddam's downfall, the refugee admitted to being a member of the Baath Party since 1979.<br /><br />He became famous with the party's backing. He told Australian authorities that he "was required to compose music to lyrics of political songs for which he would not be paid".<br />Since Saddam was captured and executed in 2006, the musician claims he has become a wanted man in Iraq.<br /><br />Immigration officials said "there was no real chance of persecution" in Iraq.<br />The refugee tribunal admitted it had concerns about the man's claim, but overturned the decision and recommended a protection visa.<br /><br />The final decision now rests with Australia's Immigration Minister Chris Bowen.</p>
<p>The man has won his case before the Refugees Review Tribunal, reports said.<br />He informed the tribunal that he would be assassinated by Americans or anti-Hussein forces if he were sent home.<br /><br />The man, who has not been named gave an impromptu concert to the tribunal last month to support his appeal.<br /><br />"He is a professional musician," the tribunal concluded.He arrived in Australia last August on an entertainment visa and then applied for asylum.<br /><br />"As an artist, I was obliged to attend the parties and functions of Uday Saddam Hussein in addition to the parties of his father (Saddam)," he told Australian authorities adding,<br />"Those evenings and functions became a room for sarcasm, derision and fun-making wherein we watch the leader Saddam Hussein and his son Uday binge in saucy and extravagant parties".<br /><br />Claiming he celebrated Saddam's downfall, the refugee admitted to being a member of the Baath Party since 1979.<br /><br />He became famous with the party's backing. He told Australian authorities that he "was required to compose music to lyrics of political songs for which he would not be paid".<br />Since Saddam was captured and executed in 2006, the musician claims he has become a wanted man in Iraq.<br /><br />Immigration officials said "there was no real chance of persecution" in Iraq.<br />The refugee tribunal admitted it had concerns about the man's claim, but overturned the decision and recommended a protection visa.<br /><br />The final decision now rests with Australia's Immigration Minister Chris Bowen.</p>