Swedish prosecutor calls for six-month jail term for rapper A$AP Rocky

ASAP Rocky's bodyguard arrives at the district court, during the third day of ASAP Rocky's trial, in Stockholm, Sweden August 2, 2019. TT News Agency/Fredrik Persson via REUTERS

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - U.S. rapper A$AP Rocky and two of his entourage should each face six-month jail terms for throwing a 19-year-old man to the ground and kicking and punching him after an argument in Stockholm, the prosecutor in the assault case said on Friday.

All three have pleaded not guilty. The rapper, whose real name is Rakim Mayers, told the court on Thursday that he had acted in self-defense after his bodyguard was attacked.

In his summarizing argument, prosecutor Daniel Suneson said the actions on June 30 of the three accused could not be seen as self-defense.

A courtroom sketch shows Rakim Athelaston Mayers alias ASAP Rocky and his defence lawyer Slobodan Jovicic during the third day of ASAP Rocky's trial, at the district court in Stockholm, Sweden August 2, 2019. Anna Harvard/TT News Agency via REUTERS

"We have three people who throw out punches and kicks against a person who is lying down," he said.

"Their violence is clearly indefensible."

FILE PHOTO: U.S. rapper ASAP Rocky attends the Alexander Wang Spring/Summer 2013 collection during New York Fashion Week, September 8, 2012. REUTERS/Andrew Burton

(Reporting by Johan Ahlander; Writing by Simon Johnson; Editing by Catherine Evans)