WATCH: Vybz Kartel Appeal Privy Council Hearing on Feb 14 Live-Stream
The day that the details of Vybz Kartel’s murder trial are heard by Jamaica’s final court of appeal, the UK privy council has finally arrived. The two-day hearing which begins on February 14 and is scheduled to end on February 15 will be heard by justices Lord Reed, Lord Lloyd-Jones, Lord Briggs, Lord Burrows, and Lady Simler.
Arguments from the defence and the prosecution will be heard by the justices, who will issue their ruling at a later date.
Vybz Kartel, Kahira Jones, Andre St. John, and Shawn Campbell, also known as Shawn Storm, were convicted in 2014 for the murder of Clive ‘Lizard’ Williams who was an associate of the Portmore Gaza crew.
The men later appealed the conviction in the Jamaica Court of Appeal in 2020.
While the appellants had the minimum amount of time they were required to serve before they were eligible for parole reduced, their conviction was upheld. The men went on to file another appeal in the Privy Council.
Before the appeal hearing kick-started, Vybz Kartel’s attorney Isat Buchanan stated, “I believe in the Jamaican constitution; it is the last instrument in existence that restores humanity in Jamaica.”
In recent times, Vybz Kartel and Shawn Storm have publicly shared optimism about a favourable outcome and expressed innocence concerning the crime that they were found guilty of in Jamaica.
Watch the court proceedings which took place on February 14 below:
Vybz Kartel Appeal Hearing In London Live | First Half Below:
Vybz Kartel Appeal Hearing in London Second Half below:
