The Jamaican government has launched a multi-agency probe into the circumstances surrounding how a voice purported to be that of convicted murderer and incarcerated dancehall superstar, Vybz Kartel, was broadcast during an exclusive interview aired last night on Fox-5 in the United States.
The artiste, whose real name is Adidja Palmer, was transferred from the St Catherine Adult Correctional Centre to the Horizon Remand Centre in Kingston in May as part of the government’s plans to move high-value criminals to the 24 newly constructed cells at Horizon Remand to curtail access to their cellphones which are considered contraband in prisons in Jamaica.
“I don’t understand all this hype about a probe, it’s ridiculous, the interview predates his movement from Spanish Town to Horizon (Remand) and all this is just sensationalism and oompy-skoompy business from the (media house redacted) about a probe is ridiculous,” attorney-at-law Isat Buchanan told One876ent.com
The probe will be spearheaded by the Department of Correctional Services, the Ministry of National Security Inspectorate, and several law enforcement agencies.
Yesterday, as word spread about the Fox-5 interview, Gaza fans got excited about what the World Boss would say.
The male voice which allegedly belongs to Kartel spoke with Lisa Evers at the New York-based television station, trotted out conspiracy theories as Kartel has previously alleged that the Jamaican system was out to get him and he was “framed” based on falsified phone evidence.
“It has always been about the influence that Vybz Kartel has,” the Fever singer said.
Kartel described his living conditions, revealing he is located in the attic, where it’s dark, hot, and furnished with four bunk beds and a toilet, describing it like a “dungeon”.
Despite all of this, the singer revealed that he is in a better place mentally because he is convinced that he has been wrongfully incarcerated and will be freed.
“Yeah because I was sick for a few years, so definitely I’m recovering physically, but mentally I’ve always been in a good place because I know I’m innocent and I know I’m coming out,” he said.
The World Boss is actually anticipating that his conviction will be overturned by the United Kingdom-based judicial committee of the Privy Council.
The Fox-5 publication reported that Lisa Evers got a call from the World Boss himself to set up the interview and set the record straight. The voice revealed that the machinery behind the artiste’s prodigious output of songs even since being incarcerated. Asked how many songs he had released since being imprisoned, Kartel responded:
“Lots of songs, I can’t even count. At one point, I was sending out like 3,4 books a month because when I write the songs, I usually send the books out when I get visits, thousands of songs really. And I know all of them are not going to be released maybe in the span of my career but I just keep, you know, writing, and writing makes me better.”
Kartel revealed that he keeps his spirits up by reading a lot.
“I read a lot, I write a lot, I watch movies, I listen to music and I’ve met people here who are cool people, we can talk about stuff,” he said.
Vybz Kartel, who is serving a life sentence for the murder of Clive “Lizard” Williams, has maintained his innocence. The interview revealed new photos of the Worl’ Boss, which show a much healthier Kartel, sporting new kicks and a chubbier-looking face.
