Priya has been imprisoned in a Yemeni prison since 2017
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- The nurse’s mother sought permission from the Delhi court to travel to Yemen
- Yemen’s Supreme Court has rejected Priya’s appeal to commute the sentence
- Priya did not get proper legal defense
New Delhi:
A nurse from Kerala has been sentenced to death in Yemen. The lawyer says the only way to save the nurse from the death penalty is to negotiate “blood money” with the victim’s family. The mother of the nurse has requested the Delhi court that she be allowed to go to Yemen. Nurse Nimisha Priya has been sentenced to death after being found guilty of murdering a Yemeni citizen.
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An appeal to Yemen’s Supreme Court to commute Priya’s sentence has been rejected. Lawyer Subhash Chandran said that under Sharia law prevailing in Yemen, direct communication with the victim’s family is now the only way to move towards amnesty. But it is not as simple as it seems.
Lawyer Subhash Chandran said, “Since 2016 there has been a ban on travel to Yemen, due to which Indian citizens cannot go to Yemen without the permission of the Indian government. Therefore, we cannot reach the victim’s family for ‘blood money’. Talks. Let us tell you. The forum demanding justice for K Nimisha includes politicians, businessmen, activists and migrants.
What is blood money..?
“Blood money” is compensation that is set by the victim’s family to secure his release. However, blood money is negotiated between the victim’s family and the criminal. If both agree on the amount, the way is clear for the criminal to go free. But the talks require the nurse’s mother to go to Yemen and the Delhi High Court has asked the Center to take a decision on her mother’s request within a week.
Advocate Subhash Chandran said Nimisha’s mother, who works as a domestic help for a family in Kochi, has sold her property to fight the case. Many activists and migrants formed the Nimisha Priya International Action Council in 2023 to ensure justice for single mothers. The forum is now urging the Union government and the Ministry of External Affairs to talk to the victim’s family. “We are ready to pay, but given the political situation in Yemen, the government is the right authority to negotiate,” he said.
“abused him, tortured him”
Priya was convicted of murdering Talal Abdo Mahdi by injecting him with a narcotic in an attempt to recover his passport from her possession. He has been imprisoned in Yemen since his assassination in 2017. “Internal conflict broke out in Yemen in 2017 and her husband and children returned to India. She was alone when her sponsors started abusing her and torturing her physically and financially,” said lawyer Subhash Chandran. escaped from there. Priya tries to knock him unconscious to get his passport back, but he dies of a drug overdose. Due to the internal conflict going on in Yemen at the time, Priya did not get a proper legal defense. Priya was tried. In the city of Sanaa, which is under the control of the Houthi rebels. In fact, Priya is a victim of war.”
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