Save Nimisha council seeks MEA nod to send delegation to Yemen
The action council will submit an application to the ministry of external affairs (MEA) seeking permission for the delegation to visit Yemen, along with a list of four persons who are to be part of the negotiation talks. Subhash Chandran, legal advisor of the action council, and Kunjammed Koorachund, treasurer of the council, would represent the action council, while Hussain Saqafi and Hamid would represent Sunni scholar Kanthapuram AP Aboobacker Musaliyar's group.
Nimisha was convicted for the murder of Yemeni national Talal Abdo Mahdi, with whom she started a health clinic in Sana'a. Though Nimisha's execution was scheduled for July 16, it was postponed after a preliminary round of talks.
Subhash Chandran informed that the negotiation talks are still continuing in Yemen and are expected to be more effective with the participation of the four-member delegation from Kerala. "We are hopeful that MEA will grant us permission," he said.
Chandran also said that the council has suggested the govt assign two MEA officials as part of the delegation.
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