美國疑似要脅瑞典政府郵件曝光！A$AP Rocky 衝突事件持續延燒

A$AP Rocky 的衝突事件雖然已告一段落，這位富具才華的音樂人目前已安全返國，但 Rocky 一行人帶來的麻煩卻仍未消彌。

由美國新聞巨擘 CNN 所曝光，早先曾前往瑞典支持 A$AP Rocky 的 Robert C. O’Brien 的郵件。這位擔任美國負責人質事務的特別總統特使在與瑞典檢察當局談論衝突事件時，希望瑞典政府能盡快釋放 A$AP Rocky，以避免造成美國與瑞典雙方潛在的「不良後果」。而瑞典官方代表 Petra Lundh 隨即於隔天回應表示他無法關說此事，指出在瑞典只要被起訴，只有法院能夠決定被告的去留，態度十分堅決。

對於這次流出的郵件，美國政府只回應：「我們不能評論外交內容。」

完整曝光郵件如下：

Stockholm, Sweden
July 31, 2019

Prosecution Authority of the Kingdom of Sweden:

On behalf of the US. Government, I present my compliments to the Prosecution Authority of the Kingdom of Sweden and with respect to the upcoming legal proceedings in the case of detained American citizens Rakim Mayers, David Rispers, and Bladimir Corniel, the US. Government requests the following:

-Immediate humanitarian release from the current Kronoberg Remand Prison.
-Supervised detention in a local Stockholm hotel pending final disposition of the case.

I take this opportunity to remind the Prosecution Authority of the commitment by President Trump to Prime Minister Stefan Lovfen that the three Americans will remain in Sweden if granted a humanitarian release.

As Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs, I stressed to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Justice officials on July 29, 2019, the government of the United States of America wants to resolve this case as soon as possible to avoid potentially negative consequences to the U.S.~Swedish bilateral relationship.

I avail myself of this opportunity to renew to the Prosecution Authority of the Kingdom of Sweden the assurances of my highest consideration.

Very truly yours,

Ambassador Robert O’Brien
Special Presidential Envoy

The Prosecution Authority of Sweden,

Stockholm.

Ambassador Robert O’Brien
Special Presidential Envoy

Dear Mr. Ambassador

I have received Your letter and carefully taken part of Your concerns and requests regarding the American citizens and the case You are referring to.

According to the Swedish Constitution, a Swedish prosecutor is independent in his or her tasks to investigate crimes, to decide whether or not to instigate legal proceedings and to appear in court.

This means that no other prosecutor, not even I, may interfere with a specific case or try to affect the prosecutor responsible for the case in how he or she should decide or otherwise act with regard to the case.

Furthermore, when a person is charged and. the case is brought before a court, only the court can decide, during or after the trial, whether or not to release the person or decide on supervised detention.

I fully respect Your commitment in representing Your citizens but as I have explained above, I am unable to and therefore not take any action to accommodate Your requests.

Yours sincerely,

Petra Lundh
Prosecutor-General of Sweden

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