Sweden hits back at Donald Trump in row over A$AP Rocky detention

Ex-Swedish PM tells US president political interference in rule of law is off limits

Sweden has hit back at Donald Trump after the US president reacted angrily to a decision to press assault charges against the American rapper A$AP Rocky, insisting its independent judicial system must do its work.

"The rule of the law applies to everyone equally and is exercised by an independent judiciary," tweeted former prime minister Carl Bildt. "That's the way it is in the US, and that's certainly the way it is in Sweden. Political interference in the process is distinctly off limits. Clear?"