American rapper Rakim Myers (33 years old), better known as A$AP Rocky, participated in the A violent incident in Stockholm in 2019.
the artist He was remanded in custody for bodily harm. The incident of violence did not go unnoticed, and the rap star made international headlines since day one.
Many celebrities threw themselves in and demanded that Rocky be released – Including then US President Donald Trump.
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Trump was also in contact with the then Prime Minister of Sweden, Stefan Lofven, where he introduced himself To guarantee possible warrantyHowever, release against financial security is not a scheme in use in Sweden.
In an interview with the Swedish today’s news Swedish Justice Minister Morgan Johansson revealed that Trump also threatened Sweden with trade restrictions if the rapper was not released.
Johansson says they have seen themselves forced to contact the EU Commission and ask for support.
– If you tried to do something like this against Sweden, what would you try to do against a slightly weaker country that is not supported by the European Union? Johansson says.
The attorney general told the newspaper that Trump’s threat shows how important it is to “defend our legal principles and not take our democracy for granted.”
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Trump tried very hard to help the rap star, though he failed to get him released. Among other things, the president’s hostage expert, Robert O’Brien, has been dispatched to Stockholm to attend the trial.
The US government also sent a letter to Sweden He was warned of “negative consequences” If the charges against the star are not dropped. The same message stated that the US also requested that A$AP Rocky be allowed to stay in a hotel.
On August 14, 2019, she became A$AP Rocky Convicted of violent actsdespite the fact that he denied the criminal charge and invoked self-defence.
He and the other two defendants in the case were sentenced to probation and Thus, he escaped from serving his sentence in prison.