Vybz Kartel to take appeal to the UK privy council

Convicted dancehall king, Vybz Kartel and his co-convicts are seeking to have their appeal officially heard by the privy council in the UK.

Kartel’s Co-convicts include, Kahira Jones, Shawn “Storm” Campbell and Andre St. John. They were all sentenced for the murder of Clive “Lizard” Williams.

The move according to media reports, has seen them seek leave from the Jamaica Court of appeal.

Appeals to the Privy Council are restricted to cases of a certain monetary value or where they are of exceptional public importance.

It is reported that the proceedings will take place next Monday, June 29.

Earlier this year, Vybz Kartel had a legal victory at the Jamaican Court of Appeal.

The dancehall artist was sentenced to life and was ordered to serve a minimum of 35 years in prison before he would be eligible for parole.

According to police, Williams was killed after being accused of stealing two guns from Kartel and other members of his crew.

Although the victim’s body was never found, Kartel was said to have described the corpse in text messages: “Tween me an u a chop we chop up the bwoy Lizard fine fine,” Kartel allegedly wrote.

“Yeah man a mince meat dat … As long as u live dem can never find him.”

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Now, following an appeal, Kartel has had this reduced and he will only need to serve 32 years and 6 months.

This means that in the event of a successful parole hearing, the artist may leave prison in 2046, aged 70.

Vybz Kartel has been incarcerated since 2011 and he has continued to release music from behind bars.

Kartel was convicted of murder in 2014 and was denied an appeal to revoke his sentence earlier this month as he continues to protest his innocence.

At the time, the Court of Appeal said, “the sentences imposed by the judge, in this case, cannot be said to have been excessive to such an extent as to call for this court’s intervention”.
“As far as [Kartel] is concerned, we are not surprised about the sentence based on the postur