PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti urged external affairs minister S Jaishankar to intervene urgently in the case of Nimisha Priya, an Indian nurse from Kerala who is scheduled to be executed in Yemen on 16 July.
Priya, 38, hailing from Palakkad, was convicted in 2020 for the murder of her Yemeni business partner, a crime that allegedly took place in 2017. Her final appeal was rejected last year, and she remains imprisoned in a jail in the Yemeni capital, Sana’a.
In a post on social media platform X, Mehbooba wrote, "Nimisha Priya an Indian nurse is facing execution in Yemen on 16th July. She was allegedly subjected to severe abuse and in an attempt to defend her herself a man died. Nimisha now faces the death penalty.”
She said that under Yemeni law, clemency can only be granted if blood money is paid to the victim’s family, an option the nurse’s family is desperately pursuing.
"Request Dr S Jaishankar to intervene immediately. Unfortunately till now the required funds and diplomatic pressure are both inadequate. Urgently appeal to everyone especially women to donate generously," Mufti wrote.
The former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister also appealed to the public, especially to women, to contribute generously towards raising the blood money needed to save Priya’s life.
Priya, 38, hailing from Palakkad, was convicted in 2020 for the murder of her Yemeni business partner, a crime that allegedly took place in 2017. Her final appeal was rejected last year, and she remains imprisoned in a jail in the Yemeni capital, Sana’a.
In a post on social media platform X, Mehbooba wrote, "Nimisha Priya an Indian nurse is facing execution in Yemen on 16th July. She was allegedly subjected to severe abuse and in an attempt to defend her herself a man died. Nimisha now faces the death penalty.”
She said that under Yemeni law, clemency can only be granted if blood money is paid to the victim’s family, an option the nurse’s family is desperately pursuing.
"Request Dr S Jaishankar to intervene immediately. Unfortunately till now the required funds and diplomatic pressure are both inadequate. Urgently appeal to everyone especially women to donate generously," Mufti wrote.
The former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister also appealed to the public, especially to women, to contribute generously towards raising the blood money needed to save Priya’s life.
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