Tweet Gone, But Grand Mufti Stands By His Claim: Kerala Nurse Nimisha Priya’s Death Sentence Waived, Victim’s Family Nod Awaited | World News
Thiruvananthapuram: KANTHAPURAM AP ABOOBACKER Musliyar, A Sunni Grand Mufti from Kerala, Has Stood by His Claim That Yemeni Authorities have agreed to waive On Social Media, The Assertion Has Stirred Cautioous Optimism as Well As Skepticism Across Diplomatic and Public Environment.
Kanthapuram shared the development in a tweet on Monday evening, claiming that Nimisha’s execution was officially called after intense negotiations with Yemen religious leaders and intermediaries. The post was later deleted, but not by those close to the clergy. Ani himself says he disappeared after downloading his original report.
Religious channels on diplomatic channels
Kanthapuram’s claim depends on the influence of Yemen’s religious clergy. According to his office, a delegation of Islamic scholars in compatible with the strong Hadhramut -based clergy Habib Umar bin Hafiz played a key role in lobbying the officials led by Houthi in Northern Yemen. The transferred message was one of the compassion that allowed Dıyya (blood money) or life imprisonment rather than execution.
“The Yemeni officials accepted our intervention on the subject. This is a great human step. The final decision now belongs to the family of those who died.” He said.
Although there is no official approval from Sanaa, the clergy’s followers in Kerala and a portion of the Gulf, Malayali and Human Rights, hoped that he pointed to a turning point in a high -betting case that holds their circles for years.
Execution would be on July 16
Kerala was sentenced to death for the murder of Nimisha Priya, a nurse of Palakkad, and the death of Yemen business partner Talal Abdo Mahdi. The killing took place in 2017 after a long abuse, passport confiscation and reported threats.
Nimisha claimed that she was desperate, trying to return to India with her daughter.
Earlier this month, the execution planned to be held on July 16 was postponed. Indian officials attributed the delay to the diplomatic intervention behind the scenes, especially through human and consular channels.
However, Kanthapuram’s camp insists that religious diplomacy may have played a larger role. It is reported that their ambassadors are in direct contact with the spiritual leaders in Yemen, which contacted the political actors in Houthi controlled capital.
A Yemeni confirmation, kind
Adding weight to Kanthapuram’s claim was the Facebook post of Sarhan Shamsan Al Wiswabi, a Yemeni rights activist and spokesman for Talal’s family. Al Wiswabi acknowledged that religious leaders were “managed to freeze the execution order” and “alternative punishment, life imprisonment or amnesty continues”.
However, any brutality or sentence reduction ultimately reiterated that the victim’s will of the family’s will. Under Yemen’s Sharia -based legal system, the family of the deceased has the right to reject or accept Diyya.
What will happen next?
The next step is probably a series of sensitive negotiations with the Mahdi family. If they agree to accept Diyya, Nimisha can either get rid of the execution and be released after compensation or punishment may be imprisoned for life imprisonment.
Yemen’s reports show that tribal elders and religious authorities are still trying to persuade the family to accept strength. Until now, there has been no comment from the official Yemeni legal authorities or India’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
A divided response in Kerala
Kanthapuram’s statement was met by the supporters of the ‘Save Nimisha Priya’ campaign, while the public reaction in Kerala is sharply divided. On the one hand, there are those who see him as a victim of exploitation and injustice caught in a wild system. On the other hand, especially in online forums, many of them argue that justice should take into account the victim’s family and compassion should not invalidate the murder.
Some social media users from Kerala have even left messages to the Mahdi family in Arabic duties that they would not accept Diyya and calling them to be “solid”.
No retraction, says Clerc’s office
Kanthapuram’s assistants, who deleted questions about the deleted tweet, explained that there was no change in the position.
A senior, “the original Ani post disappeared because it was deleted. But Kanthapuram Musliyar stops with the words. Execution stopped. The sentence was waived. The rest is the decision of the family,” he said.
Waiting for the Official Word
Despite the hopeful tone of Kanthapuram’s message, the Indian government did not give any official approval. The Foreign Ministry spokesman refused to comment on the claim of the clergy, but reiterated that India continued to maintain “all appropriate diplomatic ways için for the safe return of its citizens.
It is now based on two uncertain fronts whether the waiver of the request for waiver is kept and whether it turns into intelligence for Nimisha-the silent bureaucracy of Houthi controlled Yemen and the heart of a mourning family.
