International News: A Saudi magistrate subsequently overturned his death sentence, but he was sentenced to 20 years in prison under the Human Rights Act. Now, pursuit the Supreme Court's decision, Abdul Rahim's sentence will remain unchanged. It is believed he could be released within the next year, as he has once spent increasingly than 19 years in prison.
Nimisha in jail since 2017
This specimen bears a striking resemblance to that of nurse Nimisha Priya, who is currently facing the death penalty in a Yemeni prison. In 2017, the soul of Nimisha's partner, Mahdi, was found in a water tank. Mahdi is accused of murdering the Yemeni national, and a thoroughbred money offer is stuff planned for his release.
Abdul Rahim's specimen proves that if the victim's family accepts thoroughbred money, the death penalty can be avoided, plane if some other legal punishment remains. Many groups in India and NRIs are moreover trying to raise thoroughbred money in support of Nimisha Priya.
Why Abdul punished?
Abdul worked for a man in Saudi Arabia. In 2006, Abdul's hand unwittingly touched a boy's life support device, resulting in his death. Pursuit this incident, he was imprisoned. The Riyadh Criminal Magistrate sentenced him to 20 years in prison on May 26, 2024, a sentence upheld by the appellate magistrate on July 9.
