Urgent Plea to Save Nimisha Priya: A Call for Diplomatic Intervention
Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan urges Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene in the case of Nimisha Priya, a nurse facing execution in Yemen. Convicted for a 2017 murder, her final appeal was rejected in 2024. Calls for urgent diplomatic action by both ruling and opposition parties rise.
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Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has made an urgent appeal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking intervention in the case of Nimisha Priya, a Kerala nurse sentenced to death in Yemen. The execution is scheduled for July 16, prompting a plea for immediate action.
In his letter, the Chief Minister emphasized the sympathetic nature of the case and urged the Prime Minister to engage with Yemeni authorities without delay. Previous requests for intervention were made to the Union Government and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar in earlier 2025.
Nimisha Priya, hailing from Kollengode in Palakkad, was convicted in 2020 for the 2017 murder of a Yemeni business partner. With her final appeal rejected by Yemen's Supreme Judicial Council in November 2024, she awaits execution in Sana'a Central Prison. Both the ruling LDF and Opposition Congress have called for swift action.
(With inputs from agencies.)
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