As the trial started, the prosecution asked for $14,634 in damages.
American rapper A$AP Rocky and two other men believed to be members of his entourage went on trial in Sweden on Tuesday in a high-profile legal case that has caught the attention of U.S. PresidentSwedish prosecutors allege that the Grammy-nominated rapper and the two other suspects "deliberately, together and in agreement" attacked 19-year-old Mustafa Jafari in a fight in central Stockholm on June 30.
The trial was being held in a secure courtroom "because of strong interest from the media and the public," the Stockholm court said, noting that no photographing or filming will take place during the proceedings. A lawyer for Jafari, Magnus Stromberg, told The Associated Press on Friday that the beating started when one of A$AP Rocky's guards "grabbed him [Jafari] by the neck and dragged him away," and that Jafari didn't provoke the assault.
Mayers' arrest prompted President Trump to intervene on behalf of the jailed rapper and sparked an unusual diplomatic spat when Swedish prosecutors charged the 30-year-old artist last week.
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