New Delhi:
An Indian nurse living in Yemen was sentenced to death. His family was continuously trying but could not achieve success. Now Yemen’s President Rashad Al-Alimi has also approved the death sentence of nurse Nimisha Priya (Kerala Nurse’s Death Sentence). Neither the issue of blood money could be resolved nor an apology could be obtained from the President. Nimisha ((Nimisha Priya) has been serving a prison sentence since 2017 for the murder of a Yemeni citizen. According to media reports, her death sentence will be executed within a month. The Ministry of External Affairs said on Monday that India will There is information about the punishment being given to Nimisha Priya (Kerala Nurse In Yaman).
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“India said to provide all possible help”
External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal issued a statement saying, “We know that Nurse Priya’s family is looking for a relevant option. The government is providing them all possible assistance in this matter.” The decision of the Yemeni President is a blow to the family, which was trying to save their 36-year-old daughter from the death penalty. Nurse Priya’s 57-year-old mother Prema Kumari had reached Sanaa, the capital of Yemen, earlier this year. She had since then reportedly been negotiating with the victim’s family to get remission of the death sentence and blood money for her daughter.
Big blow to Indian nurse in Yemen
An Indian nurse living in Yemen has been sentenced to death. Yemen’s President Rashad Al-Alimi has approved the death sentence of nurse Nimisha Priya. Neither the issue of blood money could be resolved nor an apology could be obtained from the President. Nimisha for murder of a Yemeni civilian… pic.twitter.com/59JfcIhdqY
— NDTV India (@ndtvindia) December 31, 2024
What is the allegation against Nimisha Priya?
- Nurse Nimisha Priya was found guilty of the murder of Yemeni citizen Talal Abdo Mahdi in 2017.
- A year later, he was sentenced to death by a trial court in Yemen.
- The nurse’s family has been fighting for the release of their daughter since then.
- He had also approached the Supreme Court of Yemen against the order of the trial court.
- But in the year 2023 his appeal was rejected.
- Now the President of Yemen has also rejected his appeal.
- The nurse’s release was contingent on securing forgiveness from the victim’s family and their tribal leaders.
There was no discussion on blood money
Nimisha Priya’s mother Prema Kumari continuously tried to negotiate with the victim’s family on blood money. But talks with the victim’s family came to an abrupt halt in September after Abdullah Ameer, a lawyer appointed by the Indian Embassy, ​​demanded a pre-negotiation fee of $20,000 (about Rs 16.6 lakh), according to a report in Manorama Online.
The Ministry of External Affairs had already provided $19,871 to lawyer Amir in July. But he was adamant on demanding a total of $40,000 as fees. Which was to be given in two installments before resuming the talks. The first installment of lawyer Amir’s fees was collected through The Save Nimisha Priya International Action Council crowdfunding. But later challenges related to transparency arose before the funders.
Who is Nimisha Priya?
Nimisha Priya is a resident of Palakkad, Kerala. She is a nurse by profession. He worked in private hospitals in Yemen for a few years. Her husband and minor daughter returned to India in 2014 due to financial reasons. The same year, Yemen was engulfed in civil war, due to which issuance of new visas stopped and both of them could not return to Nimisha.
In the year 2015, Nimisha Priya had sought help from her partner Talal Abdo Mahdi to build her own clinic in Sana’a, because according to the law of Yemen, only the citizens there get permission to build clinics and business firms. But there was a fight between the two. It was done. The nurse’s family says that Abdo had embezzled the funds. Nimisha had opposed this. According to reports, Abdo had confiscated Nimisha’s passport and also stole her wedding photos. He was claiming to marry the nurse by manipulating the photographs.
Nurse Nimisha had given unconscious injection to Abdo to get his passport. But he died due to high dosage of medicine. Nimisha was arrested while trying to escape from Yemen. In the year 2018, he was convicted of murder. In 2020 he was sentenced to death. Yemen’s Supreme Judicial Council rejected his appeal in November 2023. After that, the last option left for him was only blood money. But that attempt also proved unsuccessful. Now the President has also approved his death sentence.
