The rapper claimed self-defense andpleaded not guilty.
The case gained international attention, including fromPresident Donald Trump.
He tasked Mike OBrien, a lawyer with the U.S. government, to monitor the situation.
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Swedish officials, however, would not intervene, siding with the rule of law.
Lawyer for Mayers, Slobodan Jovicic, was disappointed in the verdict, the AP reports.
He was hoping for a complete acquittal.
Mayers and his associates were ordered to pay 12,500 Swedish krona (approximately $1,300) to the victim.
