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The trial artist A $ AP Rocky was opened Tuesday, July 30 in Stockholm. The rapper is judged after a fight in the center of the Swedish capital on June 30, while touring Europe. President Donald Trump got involved by directly contacting the Swedish Prime Minister and sent his negotiator on the spot ... in hostage cases.
With our correspondent in Stockholm, Frédéric Faux
Since Tuesday, July 30, there are many people in front of the court in Stockholm where are judged A $ AP Rocky , rapper New York 30 years old, and two of his friends: American journalists, but also Robert O'Brien, Donald Trump's special negotiator ... in the hostage business.
A sign that the US president is closely following this case, but also his distrust of Sweden. Several times since the beginning of his mandate, he has mocked his social model, and his generous migration policy. In recent days he has claimed that the Swedish judicial system is biased, and accused Prime Minister Stefán Löfven of not intervening .
These gestures, coupled with the mobilization of fans, did not undermine the determination of the Swedish judges. At the opening of the hearing, the rapper appeared in jogging and handcuffed. Among the evidence presented in court, we clearly see the rapper in the center of Stockholm in a video to land a young man and beat him.
The artist invokes self defense and pleads not guilty. He faces two years in prison.