Jah Cure’s Attempted Murder Trial In Amsterdam Set For January 2022

Reggae star Jah Cure will spend Christmas and New Year’s in a Dutch detention facility.  The Prison Walls singer has been assigned a public defender and he will be summoned to appear at the Amsterdam court in an open session in January 2022.

On Monday, when he appeared in the Council Chamber, Cure’s pre-trial detention was extended by 83 days.

“At the beginning of January 2022 the suspect will be summoned to appear at the Amsterdam court in an open session,” Franklin Wattimena, press officer of the Netherlands Public Prosecution Service, told DancehallMag today.

Once he is summoned to an open session, members of the public will be able to attend, and journalists are also able to follow, and report on the proceedings.

“The 43-year old man is suspected of attempted murder, attempted manslaughter, aggravated assault or attempted aggravated assault. He has a public defender. We don’t give his name until the first public hearing,” Wattimena said.

Under Dutch law, the total period of pre-trial arrest cannot exceed 110 days: six days in police custody, fourteen days in detention and ninety days on remand. Court proceedings must begin within this period.

The popular singer has been behind bars in the Netherlands for the last three weeks, following an alleged stabbing incident involving a concert promoter, Nicardo ‘Papa’ Blake.  Cure, whose real name is Siccature Alcock, was arrested following the incident in Dam Square in the city centre of Amsterdam on October 1.

Police reports suggest that after the incident, the alleged victim reported the matter to the police and, after a quick investigation, the police arrested Jah Cure in Utrecht on October 2.

Jah Cure marked his 43rd birthday behind bars on October 11.