A$AP Rocky found guilty of assault over Stockholm brawl

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A$AP Rocky found guilty of assault over Stockholm brawl

Reuters in Stockholm
Wed 14 Aug 2019 13.11 BST

A Swedish court has found US rapper A$AP Rocky guilty of assault for his role in a street brawl in Stockholm. He was given a suspended sentence.

The artist, whose real name is Rakim Mayers, had pleaded self-defence and said he had tried to avoid a confrontation with two men who he said were persistently following his entourage. One of them picked a fight with one of Mayers’ bodyguards, the rapper told the Stockholm district court.

The 30-year-old rapper and his two bodyguards were released on 2 August pending the verdict. All three have returned to the United States and are not legally obliged to be present in Stockholm.

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https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/aug/14/aap-rocky-rakim-mayers-found-guilty-of-assault-over-stockholm-brawl

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A$AP Rocky found guilty of assault over Stockholm brawl (Original post)	Eugene	Aug 2019	OP
Ha! While I'm certain the US and Sweden have a reciprocal extradition treaty,	no_hypocrisy	Aug 2019	#1
Why does he need to go back and serve a suspended sentence?	marble falls	Aug 2019	#2
My bad. I never heard of a suspended sentence for conviction of assault.	no_hypocrisy	Aug 2019	#3
I have a feeling this was a verdict designed by diplomacy and politicians.	marble falls	Aug 2019	#4
You may be correct. I'm a criminal attorney and my client was facing 15 years in prison	no_hypocrisy	Aug 2019	#5
Trump injected himself into this one.	marble falls	Aug 2019	#6