The death sentence of Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya, who was sentenced to death in Yemen, has been postponed for the time being. She was to be given the death penalty on July 16. News agency ANI gave this information on Tuesday quoting sources.
According to media reports, activist groups and influential religious leaders intervened in the matter, after which the death sentence of Nimisha Priya has been postponed.
Earlier, many efforts were also made at the diplomatic level to save Nimisha from the death penalty. It is also reported that the victim’s family has not yet agreed to accept clemency or blood money. According to the report, Grand Mufti AP Abubakar Musliyar of Kanthapuram in India and Yemen’s famous Sufi scholar Sheikh Habib Umar bin Hafiz are discussing the issue. This also includes a judge of the Supreme Court of Yemen and the brother of the deceased.
Mufti Musliyar persuaded Sheikh Habib of Yemen to come for talks. This is also the first time that a close member of the victim’s family has agreed to talk.
These talks are being held under Sharia law, which gives the victim’s family the legal right to forgive the culprit without any condition or in exchange for blood money.