Musical legend and Entertainer, Adidja Azim Palmer better known by his stage name, Vybz Kartel is set to be released from prison along with his co-accused accomplices Shawn ‘Shawn Storm’ Campbell, Kahira Jones and Andre St John.

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The 48 year old musician was handed a life sentence in the year of 2014 after his 2011 arrest for the murder of a man named  Clive ‘Lizard’ Williams.

Despite the murdered victims body never being found, Mr Palmer has been freed after spending almost 14 years behind bars following a successful appeal was applied in March 2024 heard by the heard by the Privy Council in London, Jamaica’s highest court of appeal.

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^{The judgment was handed down a short while ago and the decision was made by a three-judge panel, including Justices Marva McDonald-Bishop, Paulette Williams and David Fraser.}

Before the ruling, an abbreviated summary was provided for the sole purpose of assisting members of the public with understanding the matter. To which their Lawyers representing the four men made an appeal to the local Court of Appeal in 2020, but their convictions were upheld.

The accused’s appeal was then taken to the United Kingdom-based Privy Council, and on March 14, 2024, their murder convictions were overturned on the grounds of juror misconduct.

The Privy Council also remitted the case back to the Jamaica Court of Appeal to decide whether there should be a retrial.

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