HELSINKI – Swedish authorities have released court documents in the assault case in which American rapper A$AP Rocky and two other men are facing charges.
Prosecutors say the victim was punched and kicked while on the ground and attacked with a bottle.
Court documents state that Rakim Mayers, the 30-year-old rapper’s real name, and two other suspects “deliberately, together and in agreement” assaulted the victim in central Stockholm on June 30th.
The 500 pages of documents, in which prosecutors also said that Rocky pushed the man to the ground, included photos of the victim’s injuries — mostly cuts and bruises — and blood-stained clothes.
The rapper, who has been in custody since July 2nd, claims it was self-defence.
The case has sparked an unusual diplomatic spat between the U-S and Sweden, after President Donald Trump called for Rocky to be released.
After Rocky was charged yesterday, Trump fired off two sharply-worded tweets, calling on Sweden to “Treat Americans fairly!” and criticizing Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven, whom he had personally lobbied, “for being unable to act.”
A Lofven spokesman responded by emphasizing the independence of the Swedish judicial system.
Rocky, a platinum-selling, Grammy-nominated artist who has collaborated with Kendrick Lamar, Cardi B, Drake and Selena Gomez, has been in custody as authorities investigate the fight.
The case has also drawn the attention of a long list of celebrities, including Sean “Diddy” Combs, Justin Bieber and Kim Kardashian West.