A court docket in Romania sentenced Wiz Khalifa on Thursday (Dec. 18) to 9 months in jail for drug possession, per the Associated Press. The replace comes greater than a yr after the rapper, whose actual identify is Cameron Jibril Thomaz, carried out in a music pageant within the Eastern European nation. While there, he received caught up with native legislation enforcement for smoking marijuana, resulting in fees and an indictment.
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How The Romanian Court Sentenced Wiz Khalifa
Romanian police stopped Wiz Khalifa in July 2024 after allegedly smoking hashish on stage on the Beach, Please! Festival in Costinesti, a coastal resort in Constanta County. Prosecutors mentioned the rapper had greater than 18 grams of hashish on his particular person. And once more, he smoked a big, hand-rolled blunt whereas singing his hit ‘Young, Wild & Free’ on stage.
The Constanta Court of Appeal handed down the sentence after Khalifa was convicted of “possession of harmful medication, with out proper, for private consumption,” in accordance with Romania’s nationwide information company, Agerpres. The resolution is reportedly last.
The resolution got here after a decrease court docket in Constanta County in April issued Khalifa a prison wonderful of three,600 lei ($830) for “unlawful possession of harmful medication.” However, prosecutors appealed the court docket’s resolution and sought a better sentence.
Will Romania Extradite Wiz?
Romania has a few of the harsher medication legal guidelines in Europe. Possession of hashish for private use is criminalized. As seen with Wiz Khalifa, possession may end up in a jail sentence of between three months and two years, or a wonderful.
At this time, tt isn’t clear whether or not Romanian authorities will search to file an extradition request, per AP. Khalifa is a U.S. citizen and doesn’t reside in Romania. He has but to publicly touch upon his sentencing. According to TMZ, Khalifa’s authorized workforce is reportedly making an attempt to attraction, however as talked about, native reporting in Romania has steered the sentence is last.
Another Rapper Sentenced To Prison Time
On Tuesday, rapper Kay Flock was additionally handed a sentence. However, in contrast to Wiz Khalifa, Flock should do his time within the U.S. He’s additionally serving a for much longer sentence of 30 years for shootings in his Bronx neighborhood. While his lawyer argued to get 10 years, the decide opted 3 times that, saying Kay Flock’s lack of regret for the taking pictures victims and traumatic upbringing had been factored.
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Associated Press contributed to this report by way of AP Newsroom.
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