New Delhi, July 14 -- Counsel for Nimisha Priya, the Kerala nurse facing the death penalty in Yemen, on Monday has thanked Attorney General of India R Venkataramani, who appeared before the Supreme Court and detailed the challenges faced by the Union Government in her case.

The 37-year-old nurse from Kerala is set to be executed on July 16. The trial court in Yemen convicted her of killing a Yemeni national, a decision that the country's Supreme Judicial Council upheld in November 2023.

Advocate Subhash Chandran K R said that the Attorney General informed the Supreme Court that the Union Government faced challenges in matters related to Nimisha Priya.

"We extend our thanks to the Attorney General who appeared today before the Supreme C...