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Sean “Diddy” Combs’ legal team has filed an appeal for pretrial release with the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, Page Six has learned.
The appeal challenges the decision made by the Southern District of New York to deny the rapper-turned-mogul bail based on allegations of obstruction of justice and witness tampering.
Combs’ team is requesting his immediate release on appropriate bail conditions, citing alleged insufficient evidence for detention and alleged legal errors in the court’s decision.
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The Bad Boy Records founder, 54, was arrested last month on charges of racketeering conspiracy; sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion; and transportation to engage in prostitution.
Though he pleaded not guilty, he was denied bail and remains in custody at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn.
Prosecutors were worried Combs would intimidate witnesses and obstruct the case if he were to be let out of jail.
However, the defense argued in its appeal that the government has failed to provide clear and convincing evidence that Combs poses a danger to the community or has engaged in witness tampering, calling the claims “vague and speculative.”
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