A Supreme Court application for the release of Vybz Kartel and his three co-accused was denied on Thursday.
The legal team for Vybz Kartel (Adidjah Palmer), Shawn 'Shawn Storm' Campbell, and Andre St. John had submitted a writ of habeas corpus, seeking their clients' release.
Presiding judge Andrea Thomas ruled that the detention of Kartel and his co-accused did not violate the constitution.
The fourth co-accused, Kahira Jones, is currently involved in a separate legal matter.
Kartel and his co-accused were originally convicted in 2014 for the murder of Clive 'Lizard' Williams. This conviction was later overturned by the Privy Council, which directed the case back to Jamaica’s Court of Appeal to determine the possibility of a retrial.
Comments