Controversial Dancehall superstar, Adidja “Vybz Kartel” Palmer has spoken publicly for the first time since being charged for murder on Monday night.

The internationally acclaimed deejay was initially arrested last week Thursday at a small hotel in New Kingston; charged with possession of ganja. The following day, Kartel was taken to a series of premises he’s believed to own or frequent before being held in custody at a Kingston based jail last weekend. Reportedly, a badly burnt body was found in one of Kartel’s residences in Havendale, St. Andrew weeks prior. On Monday, “Di Teacha” was charged for murder, conspiracy to murder & illegal possession of a firearm in relation to the shooting death of a St. Catherine based businessman/promoter.

Earlier on Friday, Kartel made his feelings known publicly regarding his legal woes via an audio tape he sent out. In the tape, Kartel calls out the police who arrested him; saying, “Dem seh wi a fugitive, system a pre di Gaza general.”