Portmore Empire CEO Vybz Kartel broken public silence on the court matter involving top lieutenant Deva Brat who has been remanded in custody and will face the courts on a carnal abuse charge on March 27th.

Pressed on whether Deva Brat has been kicked out of the Portmore Empire, the deejay said:

"It's still before the court, I am not at liberty to say anything about it."

Deva Brat was charged over a month ago in a case involving the sexual assault of a 14 year-old schoolgirl. It was the second such case involving the deejay whose hit, Bag A Talking is doing well on the HYPE TV charts.

"What I will say is that Vybz Kartel has below zero tolerance for rapists, child-molesters or any sex offender. However, a man is innocent until proven guilty before a court of law, and so we leave the matter in the hands of the justice system before making any official statement about the future of Deva Brat."

Deva Brat is the first deejay to have emerged as a star out of the Portmore Empire which is just one year-old. Deva Brat returns to court on March 27th when it is expected that his lawyers will make a bail application. In the meantime, Deva's main rival, Munga Honorebel, has reportedly recorded a tune dissing Deva and the circumstances surrounding his recent incarceration.


-- Edited by Dj Rohan at 16:32, 2008-03-20