Vybz Kartel and his legal team is in high spirits going into their next court hearing scheduled for some time in June. They are convinced he will be a free man after the smoke clears.
The ‘Romping Shop’ deejay seems to be silently plotting his revenge if the tables turn in his favor and he gets to be a free man this year. The dancehall hero and his legal team remains confident that the local Court of Appeal will throw out his ongoing murder case following shocking ruling by the UK Privy Council back in March of this year.
In the mean time, Vybz Kartel is awaiting the appeal hearing in the local courts in June of this year, the deejay, from his activities on social media has indicted that he believes he will be freed. Addi took to social app X, formally known as twitter, making a post that speaks to what his life will be as a free man.
“I will be everywhere you look but Nowhere to be found & THAT will be my Revenge,” he wrote.
Before his prison sentance, Vybz Kartel was one of the hardest deejays to be sighted out, unless it was a stage show he was performing or endorsing an interview, Just imagine after his release.
The Jamaican Court of Appeal has scheduled a 5-day hearing, to commence on June 10th, 2024, This following the UK Privy Council’s rule to squash murder conviction due to jury misconduct. However, rather than totally dismissing the case, the Privy Council judges referred the case back to the Jamaica Court Of Appeal to determine if a retrial is warranted or to dismiss the case entirely.
The Gaza nation fans are hoping the pendulum swings in his favor and their music legend is released to make Dancehall music nice again.
The Director of Public Prosecution, DPP, Paula Llewellyn, has indicated that her office will be pushing for a retrial, which she said is in the interest of justice. “We would be obliged to, given the strength of the case for the prosecution that was put up and given the authority and the case law,” the DPP said.
The Court of Appeal will hear submissions from lawyers during the 6-day hearing before a ruling is handed down.
In the midst of all the controversy, Vybz Kartel has maintained his relevance in the dancehall space over the past decade, with his team consistently releasing new music.
Listen Vybz Kartel Old Hit song below.
