Incarcerated Dacehall hero Vybz Kartel will be back in court on Thursday to know if he will be a free man once again.
Jamaica Weekly understands that wrongfully incarcerated entertainer Vybz Kartel is expected to be back in court on Thursday for a judge to rule if he will walk free or face trial one again.
This information has surfaced following the filing of a habeas corpus application for his release from prison by his defense attorneys.
The embattled deejay whose real name is Adidja Palmer, is has been behind bars for 13th year and has served 10th year into his life sentence that was wrongfully handed down, which was revealed when he decided to leap over the local courts and took things to the UK Privy Council, which saw it fit to throw out his conviction due to a tainted jury.
in its ruling earlier this year, the Privy Council did not dismiss the charges. Instead, it referred the case back to the Court of Appeal in Jamaica for further ruling on whether to grant a new trial or dismiss the case against the four men, which would immediately see the dancehall artist and two of his co-accused, Shawn Storm and Kahira Jonez, walk free. One of the four men, Andre St John, was convicted of a separate murder and sentenced to life, which means he will remain in prison regardless of the outcome of this case.
“A grave injustice was done to me and my co-accused in the original trial… and my cries were heard in the land’s highest court,” Kartel said in a lengthy statement forwarded to Urban Islandz.
“I am confident that the Court of Appeal in Jamaica will do the right thing in the name of equity, fairness, and justice and free us,” Kartel added. “Some people have expressed their concern to me that a retrial may be ordered, but to them I say (albeit with my limited knowledge of the law), ‘What is there to retry?’”
Since of late, Vybz Kartel has not been releasing much new music for his fans as his main focus is to become a free man one more. If he is free to walk from this ordeal he will make history in jamaica one again and will be the hottest topic going forward into 2024 and beyond.
Watch Vybz Kartel’s most recent music video below.
