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Execution of Indian nurse in Yemen: Govt is keen to save its citizen, Attorney General tells SC

• Posted on July 14, 2025

The Union government assured the Supreme Court on Monday (July 14, 2025) that it is doing everything possible to save the life of Malayali nurse, Nimisha Priya, who is awaiting execution in a prison in Yemen for the murder of a local man.

Appearing before a Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta, Attorney General of India R. Venkataramani said the government is working relentlessly to stay the execution of the nurse.

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The government was responding to a petition filed in the apex court by an organisation, ‘Nimishapriya – International Action Council’, represented by senior advocate Raghenth Basant and advocate Subhash Chandran KR, seeking the government’s intervention after reports surfaced that Ms. Nimisha Priya may be executed on July 16.

However, both the government and the petitioner informed the court that they had so far not received any official communication from the Yemeni authorities confirming the reports.

“The government is certainly keen to save one of its citizens. But they [Yemen] do not have a set of institutions where we could request them formally and they would listen to us. That is the whole problem,” Mr. Venkataramani submitted.

The Attorney General, noting that he had been extensively briefed on the issue by the Joint Secretary of Gulf Affairs, the Ministry of External Affairs, who had flown down, said a communication was even sent to the local prosecutor as late as yesterday to suspend the execution.

Government working to prevent execution of Indian nurse in Yemen, facing challenges due to lack of communication and negotiation. | Source: The Hindu

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