A$AP Rocky has been charged with assault in Sweden.
On Thursday, Stockholm public prosecutor Daniel Suneson announced that the rapper and two other menarrested on July 2will be tried for “assault causing actual bodily harm.”
“I have today commenced criminal proceedings against the three individuals suspected of assault causing actual bodily harm, having come to the conclusion that the events in question constitute a crime,” Suneson said in a statement, adding that he’d reached his decision “despite claims of self-defense and provocation.”
Speaking to PEOPLE from his office in Stockholm Thursday, Suneson confirmed that, if convicted, the rapper could face up to two years in jail — although this is unlikely.
“Assault causing actual bodily harm can give up to two years of imprisonment,” the public prosecutor told PEOPLE. “In this case, it’s not going to be on that level, however.”
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The trial will rely heavily on eyewitness accounts alongside video footage and the court will also decide if the proceedings will be open to the public, according to the public prosecutor.
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“There were initially two injured parties in the case; however, theallegations concerning one of these were droppeddue to insufficient supporting evidence,” Suneson said. “The prosecution I have now brought therefore relates to only one injured party.”
A$AP Rocky will remain in custody at the Stockholm Detention Center, where he has been held since his arrest. On July 9, a source described conditions at the facility as“horrific” and “inhumane,”adding that they included “24/7 solitary confinement, restriction of amenities for the most basic of human functions, access to palatable and life-sustaining food as well as unsanitary conditions.”
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Trump, 73,shared the newson Twitter, explaining he felt compelled to do something following a conversation withKanye West.
“Just spoke to @KanyeWest about his friend A$AP Rocky’s incarceration,” he tweeted on Friday. “I will be calling the very talented Prime Minister of Sweden to see what we can do about helping A$AP Rocky. So many people would like to see this quickly resolved.”
During an interview with TMZ on July 19, Swedish Ambassador Karin Olofsdotter,refuted the claims of poor treatment, however, describing them as “not correct.” Olofsdotter added that Sweden is among the top five countries in the world for its adherence to the “rule of law.”
source: people.com
