Citing health concerns, Buju Banton’s lawyer, David Markus, reportedly filed an emergency motion for bond (bail) with the federal courts earlier today. According to the motion, Banton has lost 40 pounds and has not been provided with a diet (vegetable and fruit-based) in accordance with his religious views. The bond hearing is set for this Friday (March 26) at 10 a.m. The motion also stated that on March 18 (last week Thursday), Banton was moved from the Pinellas County Jail’s general population area to a higher security section – a punishment for giving his food to another inmate – and that since this move, Banton’s “physical and mental health has been rapidly deteriorating.“

Banton has been in custody since his detention on Federal drug charges in Florida in December, 2009.

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