Amid Insistence For Execution, Yemeni Family Agrees To Negotiate Through Sufi Scholar
Sana’a, Yemen: The family of a deceased Yemeni citizen, Talal Abdo Mahdi, has reportedly expressed their cooperation for a negotiation in Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya’s execution case. The discussion is expected to take place through a Sufi scholar, local media reported, citing sources.
On Wednesday, Abdelfattah Mahdi, the brother of Talal, had shared a Facebook post stating the family will accept nothing less than the execution of the convict, despite mounting pressure to accept reconciliation.
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The Yemeni authorities on Tuesday temporarily postponed the execution of Nimisha Priya after high-stake interventions involving religious leaders from Kerala and Yemen. The execution was originally scheduled for July 16, Wednesday, and the deferment came as a big relief for the convict nurse in Yemen.
A religious leader, who is called the ‘grand mufti of India’, Sheikh Kanthapuram AP Aboobacker Musliyar, played a key role in the postponement of the Kerala native’s execution.
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A native of Kollengode in Kerala’s Palakkad district, the Indian nurse was convicted of murdering her business partner and Yemeni citizen, and has been in jail awaiting her death sentence.
