This report was published on YouTube on July 9.
Statement from Rev. Al Sharpton
New York — Civil rights
leader Rev. Al Sharpton today reacted to reports about the treatment of
rapper ASAP Rocky, who is currently being held in a Swedish jail pending
a decision from Swedish prosecutors to press
charges over the physical altercation that led to his arrest.
Rev. Sharpton met with
ASAP’s mother, Renee Black, and the families of the two other men being
held in Sweden, who appealed for Sharpton’s help. After watching the
video, Sharpton is calling for ASAP’s release
pending hearings. Sharpton and ASAP’s mother also called members of
Congress to ask them to join him in appealing to the State Department to
intervene, and to seek permission to visit ASAP as a minister.
“Reports of the conditions in ASAP’s jail cell and violation of his consular visitation rights are concerning,” said Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President of National Action Network (NAN). “We at NAN are
appealing directly to the Swedish authorities for complete transparency and ASAP’s swift return home.”
Video footage of the
incident indicates ASAP Rocky acted in self-defense after being
provoked. Reports from the jail have indicated his cell conditions are
inhumane and that he has been denied a consular visit
from U.S. officials.
Source: Mercury
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