ASAP Rocky has been charged with assault in Sweden and will remain in custody until a trial takes place, prosecutors say.
The American rapper, real name Rakim Mayers, was arrested in Stockholm, Sweden in early July on suspicion of assault. The two men arrested with him have also been charged with assault.
The 30-year old’s arrest followed a fight that was captured on video, with ASAP claiming he had acted in self-defence against men who were following his group.
As reported by The Sauce last week, the ‘Fuckin Problems’ crooner was ordered to stay in a Swedish jail for at least another week after prosecutors were granted more time to investigate an alleged assault. The court decided ASAP should stay in custody “because of the flight risk”, said prosecutor Daniel Suneson. “This gives us time to complete the investigation.”
President Donald Trump recently said he plans to intervene after speaking to Kanye West about ASAP. ASAP and Kanye first collaborated in 2015 on ASAP’s track, ‘Jukebox Joints’.
As reported by The Sauce earlier this month, A$AP Rocky’s manager launched an online petition to free the rapper from the “inhumane” prison he is confined to in Sweden. John Ehman, his manager, is leading the Change.org petition #JusticeforRocky.
A date has not yet been set for trial.
