A$AP Rocky prison latest: Rapper detained in Sweden for six more days over aggravated assault probe

The rapper will be held in Sweden for six more days, a court has said.
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US rapper A$AP Rocky has been remanded in custody in Sweden for another six days while prosecutors investigate a fight which took place in Stockholm.

A district court agreed to allow more time for police who are investigating the 30-year-old performer's alleged role in the incident.

The court said the rapper, whose real name is Rakim Mayersm, could be held until Thursday.

Once the investigation is complete, the prosecution will decide whether to formally charge the rapper.

Daniel Suneson, the prosecutor now in charge of the case, said in a statement: "The court decided that the artist will remain in custody until July 25 because of the flight risk.

"This gives us time to complete the investigation."

Rapper ASAP Rocky has been detained in Sweden
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The artist's lawyer, Slobodan Jovicic, said the decision was expected but unfair, and that A$AP Rocky was innocent.

"He (Mayers) believes he was assaulted and has acted in self-defence," he told journalists.

The detention of A$AP Rocky, who attended the court on Friday dressed in a green T-shirt, has gained widespread attention.

More than 600,000 people have signed an online petition for his release, while fellow artists have also expressed their support.

Slobodan Jovicic, lawyer for rapper A$AP Rocky, talks to the media after the arrest court proceedings in Stockholm.
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US Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs Carl Risch met Mayers on Friday, and was due to hold talks on the issue with the foreign ministry and the justice department during his two-day visit to Sweden.

Mayers was detained on July 3 along with his bodyguard and two other members of his entourage in connection with a fight in a Stockholm city-centre street in the early hours of June 30.

Before his arrest, he uploaded videos to his Instagram account of an altercation with two men, saying they had followed him and his entourage and that he had not wanted any trouble.

The bodyguard was released without charge while a judge on July 5 extended the detention of Mayers and his two other associates.

The performer was in Stockholm for a concert, and has had to cancel several shows in his European tour.

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