Confusion prevails over Nimisha's death sentence revocation

Time of India

3 days ago

Kochi: Confusion prevails over the revocation of death sentence of Keralite nurse Nimisha Priya, who is now in Sana'a prison in Yemen on death row for the murder of Yemeni citizen Talal Abdo Mahdi.
The office of Sunni leader Kanthapuram A P Aboobacker Musaliyar had on Monday claimed that Nimisha's death sentence was revoked following mediation talks between Yemeni religious scholars and govt officials. However, Talal's brother Abdul Fattah Mahdi rejected the claim on Tuesday. External affairs ministry (MEA) of India too didn't verify reports of death sentence cancellation.
Samuel Jerome, who holds the power of attorney for Nimisha's mother Prema Kumari, also denied reports regarding Nimisha's death sentence cancellation.
"I personally verified with jail authorities and officials from the public prosecutor's office. It is completely false to claim that the execution was overturned," said Jerome in a social media post. He added that Fattah submitted an official request to govt to proceed with the execution in accordance with Yemeni law.
When Kanthapuram's office on Tuesday maintained that an agreement was reached to revoke the death sentence, Fattah asked the office to clarify which party communicated with Talal's family and who contacted the blood heirs.
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"I do not believe that the preacher's (Kanthapuram's) office would issue such statements unless someone provided them with false information that we accepted reconciliation and that the death sentence was cancelled, which is absolutely untrue. The Yemeni constitution and judicial system are based on our just Islamic law. Respecting court rulings issued against the murderer is a duty that must not be neglected.
Respecting the blood heirs, acknowledging their suffering and their right to implement God's law is also a duty, as ensuring the execution of rights is one of the most sacred meanings of justice and its deepest implications," says Fattah in a Facebook post.
Nimisha, a native of Kollengode in Palakkad, was accused of murdering Talal — with whom she started a health clinic in Sana'a and later reportedly entered into a marriage — in July 2017. A trial court sentenced her to death in 2018, a verdict later upheld by an appeals court. Though her execution was scheduled for July 16, it was postponed.