Dutch prosecutors are taking aim at reggae star Jah Cure as they have appealed his acquittal on an attempted murder charge earlier this year.
Earlier this week, the True Reflections singer was detained and will continue serving his six-year sentence for attempted manslaughter in the Netherlands after a judge’s ruling on Tuesday.
The Behind These Prison Walls singer appeared in court on Tuesday for a pro forma hearing in relation to an ongoing appeal by the Public Prosecution Office in the Netherlands.
Observer Online understands that the pro forma hearing was held to determine if Jah Cure should be detained for another 90 day period until such time as a hearing can be scheduled.
“There is no (substantial) hearing date scheduled yet (for the appeal), hence the pro forma hearing,” Tuscha Essed, press officer at the Public Prosecution Office to the Court of Appeals in the Netherlands, said.
“Once we have the entire dossier files ready (which goes through several administrative steps after the first trial) the hearing will be planned. The court of appeals looks over the case again and their ruling will overrule the previous ruling by the district court,” Essed added.
