U.S. rapper A$AP Rocky, whose real name is Rakim Mayers, and two members of his entourage were detained and charged with assault after an altercation in Stockholm on June 30.

The rapper said he acted in self-defense, and the three were released from custody earlier this month, pointing to a possible acquittal or light sentence in the court’s final verdict.

Mayers, 30, left Sweden after being released and does not have to be present for the ruling.

“Hopefully we won’t have to go back to jail or nothing like that, that would be crazy,” he said from stage Sunday at the Real Street Festival in California, making his first public appearance since being freed. “It was an unfortunate event and I’m just trying to stay blessed.”

The prosecutor wants six-month jail terms for Mayers and the two co-defendants for beating up a 19-year-old man called Mustafa Jafari.

The case has drawn global attention, particularly since Trump said Mayers was being treated unfairly and asked Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven to help free him. Lofven declined, saying Sweden’s judiciary was independent.

Various celebrities had also called for his release and some fellow rappers proposed a boycott of Sweden.

The prosecution said that after an argument, Mayers threw Jafari to the ground, after which he and the two others kicked and punched the teenager.

Mayers, best known for his song “Praise the Lord,” had been in Stockholm for a hip hop concert. (SD-Agencies)