Release of Nimisha Priya: Mediatory team to visit Yemen soon, meet chaired by S Jaisankar and V Muraleedharan

NEW DELHI: A team of mediators will soon leave for Yemen for the release of Malayalee nurse Nimisha Priya, undergoing death sentence in the murder of Yemeni national

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed that they would take immediate action to avoid death penalty

A meet convened for the talks was chaired by Foreign Affairs Minister S Jaisankar and Minister of State V Muraleedharan

The embassy has been directed to coordinate the proceedings for blood money

The Yemen authorities had informed that the family of Talal Mahdi killed are ready to hold talks about the blood money

The officials said that his family demanded blood money of Rs 50 million Yemen riyals and has asked to inform their decision before Ramzan

A fine of Rs 10 million Yemen riyals should also be paid as court expenses

Meantime, Save Nimisha Priya Action Council and her family are awaiting centre’s permission to go to Yemen

Her mother Prema Kumari said that she will go to Yemen with Priya’s daughter to tender apology to Talal’s family and the people there

Apart from them, four from Save Nimisha Priya International Action Council have given application for centre’s approval

They are leaving for Yemen as a last resort for the release of Priya, awaiting death sentence

n a letter to her mother, Nimisha said that it was an unintentional mistake and hoped that the family of the dead Talal and the Yemeni people would forgive her

She is the wife Tomy Thomas, a native of Thodupuzha