Buju, whose real name is Mark Myrie, today won an appeal against an order which denied him the right to perform at the concert. On November 23, his lawyers applied for permission to be granted to Buju to perform at the concert but his motion was dismissed by United States Judge Anthony Porcelli on the grounds that he was a flight risk.
However, in overturning the ruling on Wednesday Judge James Moody cited that the issue had been already addressed when Buju was released on bail in October.
The ruling will now allow Buju to earn money to pay for his security detail which is costing US$20 000 monthly. He is expected to perform at the concert, dubbed Before The Dawn, which will be held at the Bay Front Amphitheatre in downtown, Miami. Buju was held in the Pinellas County Jail in Florida for 11 months after being hauled out of his home in Tamarac, South Florida following the arrest of James Mack and Ian Thomas during a sting operation in Saratoga, Tampa.
Both were held attempting to purchase cocaine from undercover agents in a police controlled warehouse and have pleaded guilty. (CMC)
