Iran has extended support to help Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya, who is facing death row in Yemen for an alleged murder. The Kerala nurse was detained in an area that is not under the control of the Houthis. Hence, other countries can try and help her.
A senior Iranian official announced, On humanitarian grounds, we are willing to do whatever we can.” Iran declared that although her arrest was out of Houthi territory, it would do everything to free her and won’t hesitate to take grim steps.
Earlier, India announced that they would extend all possible help to explore relevant options in the death sentence of Nimisha Priya, a Kerala nurse who was charged with killing a Yemeni citizen.
Sources suggested that unless a mercy from the victim’s family is obtained, the death penalty will take place in a month. Priya was sentenced for murdering Yemeni citizen Talal Abdo Mahdi and has been in jail since 2017. She was sentenced to death by a trial court in Yemen in 2018, and her family has been fighting for her discharge since then.
Nimisha’s old mother, Prema Kumari, had arrived at Yemen’s capital, Sana’a, last year and has been staying there to assure a waiver of the death penalty and arbitrate the blood money with the victim’s family. It was reported that she was provided support by the Save Nimisha Priya International Action Council, composed of NRI social workers based in Yemen.
The publication reported negotiations with Nimisha’s family reached an end in September this year after the lawyer involved by the Indian Embassy demanded more funds, part of which were raised by the Action Council.
“We worked tirelessly to save Nimisha Priya’s life, but our efforts ended in vain. We managed to collect 40,000 dollars (around Rs 34,20,000) and were prepared to raise even more to save her. Along with the action council, the chief minister, the leader of the opposition, former union minister, and various leaders across political lines joined hands in this effort,” Nenmara MLA K Babu was quoted.
