Jamaican dancehall legend Adidja Palmer, also known as Vybz Kartel is now a free man after spending twelve years in prison.
Vybz Kartel was released on Wednesday following a Jamaican Court of Appeal order for the musician to be released together with three codefendants.
After his release on Wednesday, July 31, Vybz Kartel shared photos of himself outside having good time with his friends and wife.
In a viral video posted by Vybz Kartel on X, the dancehall artiste is seen seated at the back seat of a moving vehicle with his girlfriend, Sidem Ozturk who kissed him while the singer sips a bottle of Champagne.
“I’m out! Me and my wife,” Vybz Kartel said in the video.
In the video, the dancehall star had his head covered. However, one could see that his face was swollen on the cheeks, clearly indicating that his health is not very good.
The court said Wednesday, that there was sufficient evidence to suggest that Kartel would not be able to complete a potentially longer sentence if there were to be a retrial.
The court cited the “psychological and financial effects that it would have on the appellants,” referring to Kartel’s health.
Vybz Kartel, formally known as Adidja Palmer – and his three co-defendants have been behind bars in a Jamaican prison since their arrests in 2011, and subsequent 2014 conviction, for the murder of Clive “Lizard” Williams, whose body was never found.
