Local sources have reported that the family of incarcerated dancehall artiste Adidja 'Vybz Kartel' Palmer say they are now in fear for their lives following yesterday's revelation by the police that the convicted artiste gave the cops the whereabouts of several St Catherine wanted men and additional information that led to the recovery of 17 illegal firearms.
According to a police source, the information provided by Kartel before he was arrested was an attempt to ensure his freedom or to obtain a reduced sentence.
Reports are that it was also revealed that the artiste was an influential member of the much-feared Spanish Town gang, Klansman, and that the gang carried out murders for the artiste.
Following this report, it is said that yesterday, Kartel's family said they were very upset about the report, saying the information was news to them and that it had put their lives in danger.
According to reports, Maureen Nelson, sister of the incarcerated artiste said they are in fear for their lives and that they were not sure about how the public had taken the news, but that the family was concerned that their relative would be branded an informer.
She continued by saying, “everybody is now crying. We thought that when he got sentenced to life in prison it would be over. But that is not the end, it is the beginning.”
Nelson said the media needed to be mindful of what it reports and whether or not the information is credible and how it will affect the family.
Reports are that Kartel's mother, Teresa Palmer, expressed anger at the police and Police Commissioner Owen Ellington for stating last week that her son was the leader of a gang that was responsible for more than 100 murders.
Vybz Kartel, Shawn 'Shawn Storm' Campbell, Andre St John, and Kahira Jones were convicted on April 3 for the August 16, 2011 beating death of Clive 'Lizard' Williams over the disappearance of two illegal guns. Accused Shane Williams was acquitted at the end of the five-month-long trial.
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