FORMER VYBZ KARTEL CO-ACCUSED, CALVIN HAYE, NOW SUES THE GOVERNMENT FOR DAMAGES!

Calvin Haye, who was charged jointly with Vybz Kartel for murder, is now seeking damages for false imprisonment and malicious prosecution.

Haye, also known as ‘Moonie’, was freed by the court on November 14 last year after the prosecution said it had no evidence against him.

He is now contending that he was charged by the police without just reason.

And he says he has suffered irreparable damage.

Calvin Haye

Haye’s attorney Sean Kinghorn told The Gleaner/Power106 News Centre that he wrote to Attorney General Patrick Atkinson yesterday outlining his client’s claim.

And he says Haye is also seeking damages for breaches of his constitutional rights.

treated at medical facility

The lawyer says his client suffered psychological distress from being incarcerated.

Vybz Kartel

He says Mr Haye is being treated at a medical facility.

The State has been given 21 days in which to respond to the claim.

Haye was first arrested in October 2011 and granted bail on January 13 last year.

Kartel and three others who were charged with Haye have since been found guilty of murder and sentenced to life in prison.