Rapper gets caught fighting trump sends a message for his platform
4hw.com.cn: according to CNN, American rapper a $AP rocky attended the trial in a Swedish court on the 30th local time and defended his innocence. CNN said the trial attracted the attention of the US president and the world media.
It is reported that Luo's basic name is lakim & middot; Meyer. The 30-year-old singer is famous for the song "praise the Lord". On June 30 local time, he participated in a street fight in Stockholm, Sweden. In early July, roki was detained by the Swedish police. CNN said that if convicted, rocky may face up to two years in prison.
On the same day, Swedish prosecutor Daniel & middot; Suneson read out the charges against roki and two other entourages. Suneson said that at that time, the victim was lying on the ground, and rocky and his friends beat the victim with a glass bottle.
However, Rocky's lawyer insisted that his client had not committed a crime. Rocky himself also stressed that he pushed the other party to the ground and trampled on his arm out of self-defense. The other two entourage also said that they had not done anything improper.
The victim's lawyer said that his client asked for compensation of SEK 139700.
During the trial, Rocky's fans gathered nearby to watch the progress of the incident. One fan said, 'I think he will be convicted and there is a lot of evidence against him. It's right to convict him, but he shouldn't be sentenced to a long sentence because he's angered. "
It is reported that the trial of the Stockholm district court will continue on Thursday and Friday. Under Swedish law, rocky could be sentenced to up to two years in prison. However, according to Swedish media reports, prosecutors have said that they do not intend to seek a maximum sentence.
The case has attracted much attention. After Rocky's arrest, Rocky's fans, artist friends and even members of Congress came out to support the 31 year old rapper. Finally, US President trump also stood up. Trump once tweeted that 'Lewin (Swedish Prime Minister) assured me that rocky, an American citizen, would be treated fairly. I also offered to personally guarantee Rocky's bail, or other options. "
Sweden also responded to this. In response, Lewin's spokesman said in a statement to CNN, 'in Sweden, all people are equal before the law. The government is not allowed and will not try to influence the legal proceedings currently under way. "