Family of Kerala woman sentenced to death in Yemen seek permission to visit her

The family of Nimisha Priya, who was sentenced to death for murdering a Yemeni national, has sought permission to visit her in jail as a last-ditch effort.

Nimisha Priya’s mother and daughter along with four members of the ‘Save Nimisha Priya International Action Council’ have approached the foreign ministry seeking permission to visit her in Yemen. Nimisha was sentenced to death for murdering a Yemeni national who hid her passport and kept her as a slave in Yemen.

The action council has decided to meet the family of the Yemeni citizen in person and apologise. Nimisha's mother Premakumari, an eight-year-old daughter, and four members of the ‘Save Nimisha Priya International Action Council’ have decided to go to Yemen as a last-ditch effort to release her.

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Nimisha was accused of murdering Talal Abdo Mahdi, a Yemeni national. He died in July 2017 after she allegedly injected him with sedatives to access her passport which was in his possession. Nimisha had alleged abuse and torture by Mahdi.