Death sentence for Indian nurse in 2017 murder case in Yemen authorised by President Alimi

Nimisha Priya, a 36-year-old Indian nurse from Kerala, has been condemned to death in Yemen for the murder of Yemeni native Talal Abdo Mahdi in 2017. Yemeni President Rashad al-Alimi, has authorised the death sentence, which is set to be carried out within a month.

Priya was found guilty of administering Talal with a sedative overdose, which caused his death. She had attempted to reclaim her passport, which Talal had been holding.

Priya was caught and condemned to death in 2018, while her coworker, a Yemeni national, received a life sentence.

The Indian government has announced that it will provide all possible assistance to Priya and her family. Randhir Jaiswal, spokesperson for the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), stated that the government is aware of the sentence and is giving support.

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Priya’s family, especially her mother, Prema Kumari, has fought for her liberation. Prema had flown to Yemen to negotiate with the victim’s relatives and obtain a pardon, but her efforts were futile.

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Prema Kumari arrived in Sana’a, Yemen’s capital, earlier this year and has been residing there since to seek a death penalty waiver and negotiate blood money with the victim’s family. She received aid from the Save Nimisha Priya International Action Council, which is made up of NRI social professionals stationed in Yemen.

According to The New Indian Express, discussions with Priya’s family came to a stop in September of this year when the Indian Embassy’s counsel wanted additional monies, some of which were donated 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 opposition, former union minister and various leaders across political lines joined hands in this effort," Nenmara MLA K Babu was quoted.

Nimisha Priya met Talal Abdo Mahdi in 2014, and he pledged to help her open her own clinic since a partnership was necessary under Yemeni legislation. She established a clinic in 2015 with the assistance of Mahdi.