Nimishapriya, a Malayalee nurse who was sentenced to death for killing a Yemeni citizen and hiding his body in a reservoir, has been given some relief.Yemeni appeals court allows translator to appear before trial Yemeni public figure Samuel Jerome said the move would open the door to a new trial, including a confession.
It was Samuel Jerome who informed Kerala that a Malayalee woman was awaiting death in Yemen. Samuel said this is the first consolation news since legal proceedings began in 2017. At the moment he was able to convince the court that he did not know Arabic. With this, the possibility of a new hearing was proved, including the confession submitted to the lower court which had passed the death sentence. The court decision was based on a confession.
The Indian embassy representative accompanied Nafa to the jail and met Nimishapriya. Talked for an hour and a half. The moment he realized he had no role to play in the crime. The hope is that he can prove his innocence. Samuel also clarified that there has been no discussion so far on giving alms. He had once met the family of the slain Talal. But tribal law does not go straight to the point of asking for alms.
He said the Indian embassy in Yemen had strongly supported the case after the new ambassador took office. Nurse Hanan was sentenced by a court to life in prison for his alleged role in the murder. Moment approached the state government with a request to save his life but there was no positive response. Moment says he was forced to commit murder because he could not bear the torture and suffering.
Nimishapriya, a nurse, was running a clinic with Talal Abdu Mahdi in Yemen. They say he cheated her out of millions of rupees, confiscated her passport, tortured her and threatened to sexually assault her. Nimishapriya sought Talal's help in 2014 to start her own clinic while working as a nurse. According to Nimishapriya, Talal later threatened to marry her according to her religion.
