{"id":1449,"date":"2024-08-01T10:53:56","date_gmt":"2024-08-01T10:53:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dmediagh.com\/?p=1449"},"modified":"2024-08-01T10:53:58","modified_gmt":"2024-08-01T10:53:58","slug":"vybz-kartel-released-from-prison-after-13-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dmediagh.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/01\/vybz-kartel-released-from-prison-after-13-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Vybz Kartel released from prison after 13 years"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Dancehall superstar Vybz Kartel is now a free man after 13 years in prison.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The entertainer walked free from the Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre in downtown Kingston on Wednesday evening after the Court of Appeal ruled against retrying him and his co-accused for the murder of Clive \u201cLizard\u201d Williams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2014, Kartel, real name Adidja Palmer; Shawn \u2018Shawn Storm\u2019 Campbell; Kahira Jones; and Andre St John were convicted of the September 2011 murder of Williams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lawyers representing the quartet had appealed to the local Court of Appeal in 2020, but their convictions were upheld.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The accused\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Privy Council also remitted the case back to the Jamaica Court of Appeal to decide whether there should be a retrial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Source: Citinews<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/dmediagh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG-20230613-WA0094.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-562\" style=\"width:167px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dmediagh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG-20230613-WA0094.jpg 500w, https:\/\/dmediagh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG-20230613-WA0094-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dmediagh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG-20230613-WA0094-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><sub><strong>Dmedia News (Domajuosu Multimedia)<\/strong><\/sub><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dancehall superstar Vybz Kartel is now a free man after 13 years in prison. 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