Iranian official expresses willingness to help for humanitarian reasons – ThePrint – ANIFeed

Tehran (Iran), January 2 (ANI): Following the death sentence imposed on Indian nurse Nimisha Priya in Yemen, a senior Iranian official has expressed Iran’s willingness to help on humanitarian grounds.

On December 31, 2024, Kerala LoP and Congress leader VD Satheesan urged both the central and state governments to take immediate steps to save it.

He further stated that they are putting pressure on the state and central governments to take the initiative to save it.

While talking to ANI, Satheesan said, “The central government and the state government will have to take the initiative to postpone this death sentence and save it. “We are putting pressure on the state government and the central government to take the initiative.”

Meanwhile, Babu John of Save Nimisha Priya forum stressed the importance of negotiations with the deceased’s family and said: “There is no time for us… The government has to immediately engage with the Yemeni government to stop the execution… We are asking the Government of India to intervene and start the negotiation process immediately.”

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on December 31, 2024 confirmed its awareness of the death sentence imposed on Nimisha Priya and assured that the government is providing all possible help.

Responding to media queries on Nimisha Priya’s case, MEA official spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, “We are aware of the sentencing of Ms. Nimisha Priya in Yemen. We understand that Ms Priya’s family is exploring relevant options. “The government is providing all possible help in this matter.”

Nimisha Priya, sentenced to death in Yemen, is a nurse and has worked in private hospitals in Yemen for some years. Her husband and youngest daughter returned to India in 2014 for financial reasons and that same year, Yemen was gripped by civil war, and they were unable to return when the country stopped issuing new visas.

Later in 2015, Nimisha joined Mahdi to establish their clinic in Sana, the capital of Yemen. He sought Mahdi’s support because, under Yemeni law, only nationals can establish clinics and business enterprises. In 2015, Mahdi accompanied Nimisha Priya to Kerala when she came for a month-long vacation. During the visit, he stole a wedding photograph of Nimisha, which he then manipulated to claim that he was married to her.

A petition filed by Nimisha Priya’s mother said: “After some time, Nimisha’s clinic started, Mahdi tampered with the ownership documents of the clinic. He also started withdrawing money from his monthly income after telling everyone that Nimisha was his wife. Nimisha had alleged that Mahdi had been harassing her and her family for years. Mahdi also confiscated his passport. This was done to ensure that he did not leave Yemen. He tortured her under the influence of drugs. He threatened her at gunpoint several times. “He took all the money from the clinic and its decorations.”

The statement further alleged that, unable to bear the torture, Nimisha complained to the Sana police, but instead of taking action against Mahdi, the police arrested her and imprisoned her for six days. It was further alleged that upon his return from prison, the severity of the torture multiplied.

In July 2017, Nimisha sought help from the warden of a jail located near her clinic. The director suggested that he try to sedate him and then convince him to give him his passport. However, the sedation did not affect Mahdi, who was a substance abuser. She tried to sedate him again, using a stronger sedative to get his passport back, but he died a few minutes later due to a drug overdose. (ANI)

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