Tomy Thomas, husband of Nimisha Priya, the 37-year-old Indian nurse from Kerala who faces execution in Yemen on July 16 after being convicted of homicide in June 2018, knowledgeable concerning the ongoing efforts to avoid wasting her life.
Thomas met with the Kerala Governor, Rajendra Arlekar, lately, who provided help to Nimisha’s mom via video conferencing. In accordance with Thomas, the Central authorities, the State authorities, and the Ministry of Exterior Affairs (MEA) are making efforts to safe Nimisha’s launch.
Whereas talking to ANI, Thomas mentioned, “I’m in touch with Nimisha. It’s doable to ship textual content and voice messages to her. I met the Governor yesterday, who provided all help to Nimisha’s mom via video conferencing..”
“The Central authorities, State authorities and the MEA have been making efforts, and we count on a optimistic response. Our advocate is doing the whole lot doable….”, Thomas added.
Earlier, Communist Get together of India (CPI ) Rajya Sabha MP Sandosh Kumar wrote to Exterior Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, searching for fast diplomatic intervention to avoid wasting Nimisha Priya, an Indian nationwide dealing with execution by Yemeni authorities on July 16.
In a letter to Jaishankar, the CPI MP highlighted that Nimisha Priya’s case has “shaken the conscience of the general public” concerning the lack of authorized safeguards.”I’m scripting this letter with utmost urgency and deep concern concerning the approaching execution of Ms. Nimisha Priya, a nurse from Kerala, who has been sentenced to loss of life by a court docket in Yemen. Studies point out that the execution could also be carried out inside days. Nimisha’s case has not solely shaken the conscience of the general public but additionally raised severe issues concerning the lack of authorized safeguards and the humanitarian dimensions of her ordeal, ” Sandosh Kumar wrote in his letter to Jaishankar.
This comes amid stories that the 37-year-old nurse from Kerala is scheduled to be executed on July 16. The trial court docket convicted her of killing the Yemeni nationwide, a call that was upheld by the nation’s Supreme Judicial Council in November 2023.
Sandosh Kumar emphasised that Nimisha Priya “endured repeated abuse and coercion” by the hands of her enterprise accomplice and mentioned that now Yemen has positioned her on loss of life row, “a rustic with which we shouldn’t have formal diplomatic relations.”
“Nimisha Priya travelled to Yemen to work as a nurse, like many others who depart their homeland in the hunt for a livelihood. Her years there have been marked by grave suffering-accounts recommend she endured repeated abuse and coercion by the hands of her enterprise accomplice. Denied her passport and subjected to fixed concern and exploitation, she discovered herself in a determined state of affairs. What adopted was a tragic flip of occasions that has now positioned her on loss of life row in a rustic with which we shouldn’t have formal diplomatic relations. In such circumstances, the function of the Authorities of India, notably the Ministry of Exterior Affairs, turns into essential and pressing,” the CPI chief mentioned.
The Rajya Sabha MP Sandosh Kumar additional added that the Communist Get together of India has persistently stood by Nimisha Priya’s household of their attraction for justice and compassion. “A number of initiatives and communications have been made over time. We perceive that the Yemeni authorized system permits for decision via the supply of diyat (blood cash), which opens a window for negotiation, offered the Indian authorities steps in to facilitate it,” he mentioned.
The CPI MP urged the exterior affairs minister to make use of each doable diplomatic and humanitarian channel to safe a keep on the execution and pursue all accessible means to forestall this irreversible punishment.”It’s a query not solely of saving a life however of reaffirming the nation’s duty in direction of its residents overseas, notably these weak and caught in excessive circumstances. India should communicate with urgency, compassion, and resolve” Kumar mentioned.
Beforehand, MEA confirmed its consciousness of the loss of life sentence handed to Nimisha Priya and warranted that the federal government is offering all doable help. In response to media queries concerning the case of Nimisha Priya, MEA official spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal mentioned, “We’re conscious of the sentencing of Ms. Nimisha Priya in Yemen. We perceive that the household of Ms. Priya is exploring related choices. The federal government is extending all doable assist in the matter.”