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The Appeals Court in Jamaica has upheld the murder conviction against Dancehall entertainer Vybz Kartel and his co-accused.<\/p>

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His lawyers have already indicated that they will take the matter to the Privy Council.<\/p>\n

In 2014, Kartel was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of his associate Clive \u201cLizard\u201d Williams. He was ordered to serve a minimum of 35 years in prison before being eligible for parole.<\/p>

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The Appeals Court said it would hear in seven days an application against the sentence handed down to Kartel whose real name is Adija Palmer.<\/p>

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The Appeals Court in Jamaica has upheld the murder conviction against Dancehall entertainer Vybz Kartel and his co-accused. His lawyers have already indicated that they will take the matter to the Privy Council. In 2014, Kartel was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of his associate Clive \u201cLizard\u201d Williams. 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