KINGSTON, Jamaica— #Dancehall star Vybz Kartel and two of his three #co-accused will remain #behind #bars after a #judge rejected the habeas corpus #application submitted by their attorneys Thursday.

Supreme #Court Justice #Andrea Thomas ruled that in the absence of a verdict of acquittal by the Privy Council the charge of murder remains in effect for Kartel, whose given name is #Adidja Palmer, and his co-accused Shawn #ShawnStorm” Campbell and Andre St John.

In declaring that their present custodial status is not in breach of the constitution, Justice Thomas told a packed #courtroom at the Supreme #Court in #downtown #Kingston that, “In view of the fact that their appeal is not yet determined they should remain in custody until their appeal is concluded.
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“That is until a verdict of acquittal is entered or there is a decision for a retrial,” Thomas said.

The ruling comes after an intense court battle to determine whether #Kartel and the two men were being illegally detained by the state.

Attorney for the men, Isat Buchanan, argued in submissions that “a conviction must exist for there to be authority to detain” the men.



Meanwhile, state attorneys argued that the quashing of the convictions by the Privy Council in March did not equate to an acquittal and only reverted the men to their pretrial status with murder charges that are still “live”.

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