Nimisha Priya case: Victim's brother demands immediate execution
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He also shared a letter signed by the victim's heirs and addressed to the deputy attorney general.
Describing the murder as "unprecedented in the history of Yemen", the letter sought urgent implementation of the death sentence. "We affirm and clarify that our only demand is the immediate implementation of the legal retaliation ruling. We will not accept any other alternative, whatever it may be. We have emphasised this to you repeatedly, which necessitates the implementation of the ruling without delay," read an English translation of the letter in Arabic.
It also said the family was seeking fairness and urgent instructions to set a date for the implementation of the death sentence, to do justice to the heirs of the victim, achieve justice, and deter anyone who would dare to commit such crimes. Earlier, the victim's brother had refuted claims of negotiations on the death sentence as well as accepting reconciliation.
Nimisha, hailing from Kollengode in Palakkad, was accused of murdering Talal, with whom she started a health clinic in Sana'a and later reportedly entered into a marriage. She was also accused of chopping his body and dumping the body parts in a water tank. According to her family, Talal tortured her and illegally seized her passport, which led to the murder.
A trial court sentenced her to death in 2018, and this verdict was later upheld by an appeals court. The execution was earlier scheduled in July, but deferred following the intervention of political and religious leaders.
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