Reggae singer Jah Cure will continue serving his six-year sentence for attempted manslaughter in the Netherlands, a Dutch judge ruled last week.

The Love Is singer appeared in a pro forma hearing in a Dutch court as prosecutors have been pushing to overturn his attempted murder acquittal.

“The process is still in the hands of the investigative judge for the hearing of witnesses. The next pro forma date is November 12,” Tuscha Essed, press officer for the Public Prosecution Service on appeal, told Observer Online.

Jah Cure appeared in court for the pro forma hearing on August 21.

According to Dutch law, inmates have to attend a pro forma hearing, while awaiting a court date for the actual trial; therefore, a judge has to decide about the incarceration (whether to keep a suspect incarcerated or not) every 90 days.

In March 2022, the Jamaican singer, whose real name is Siccature Alcock, was convicted of attempted manslaughter and sentenced to six years in prison after he stabbed a Dutch concert promoter over unpaid performance fees in October 2021.

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The trial judges had ruled that Jah Cure’s actions were not a premeditated act of attempted murder, and he was acquitted of the more serious charge. However, following the sentence, Dutch prosecutors appealed against the acquittal of the attempted murder charge.

He was remanded in January 2024, pending a new trial.

Jah Cure is known for the hit songs Longing For, Love Is, That Girl, and True Reflection (Behind These Prison Walls).

— Claude Mills