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The Centre said that there is no cause for concern regarding Nimisha’s safety and that discussions are progressing.
The plea sought a direction to the Centre to take immediate, coordinated diplomatic measures with Yemen to secure commutation of the death penalty into life imprisonment.
The Ministry of External Affairs has debunked these claims, reaffirming ongoing diplomatic efforts to assist the Indian nurse facing a death sentence in Yemen.
He also highlighted the humanitarian aspect of the intervention
The nurse was convicted in 2017 and sentenced to death in 2020
In two strongly worded Facebook posts, Abdul Fattah said that any attempt by 'the Office of the Dawat, Kanthapuram or Habib Umar Bin Hafiz' to contact his parents would not be entertained.
In a Facebook post on Saturday, Abdul Fattah shared a formal letter addressed to Yemen’s Attorney General, reiterating that his family seeks no alternative to the death sentence.
The letter expresses the family's firm refusal to accept any reconciliation or pardon.
Emphasising that the safety and security of Indian nationals remains a top priority, the MEA said it continues to make all possible efforts in the matter.
Nimisha Priya, a native of Thekkinchira in Palakkad, Kerala, was sentenced to death in 2020 by a Yemeni court for murdering her business partner Talal Abdul Mahdi and hiding his body in a water tank.
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