A big relief for Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya, who was convicted of murdering Yemeni national Talal Abdo Mahdi. Her execution in Yemen, scheduled for July 16th, has been postponed.
00:00A big relief for Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya, an Indian nurse convicted of murdering a Yemeni national, Talal Abdo Mehdi,
00:09whose execution in Yemen, originally scheduled for July 16th, has been postponed.
00:14Sources indicate that the Indian government's persistent efforts to intervene in the case have borne fruit.
00:20Since the beginning, the government of India has been providing all possible assistance
00:24and in recent days intensified its efforts to secure more time to allow Nimisha Priya's family and the opposing party to reach a mutually agreeable solution.
00:34Despite the complexities involved, Indian officials maintain regular communication with the local jail authorities and the prosecutor's office,
00:42resulting in the successful postponement of the execution.
00:46Nimisha, an Indian nurse convicted of murdering Yemeni national, Talal Abdo Mehdi,
00:51is likely to be executed, was earlier, slated to be executed on July 16th,
00:59but now this execution has been postponed, although we do not know till when.
