Friday brought good news for Moroccan singer Saad Lamjarred when he appeared in court and the rape charges levied against him in the US were officially dismissed by the court, according to the plaintiff's attorney, Rifat Harb.
The charges date back to 2010, when a Brooklyn woman accused the young singer of beating and raping her. However, in June, the alleged victim renounced all civil and criminal proceedings against Lamjarred, while the court still hadn’t at the time.
Speaking to Al Arabiya English, Harb said, "Saad’s case in the US was officially dismissed today. He now will have a very strong argument to ask for bail in the matter pending in France."
The lawyer went on to say that "the prosecutor, Alana Tierney, has told Supreme Court Judge Michael Gary that her office cannot proceed with the case without the cooperation of my client."
"The case in New York is over and extradition of Saad to the U.S. is no longer going to happen, so the French court has no more official hold to deny his release. His next court date in Paris is December 28, 2016," Harb added.
Saad is currently being detained at the Fleury-Merogis prison in Paris. He was arrested in October after 20-year-old Laura Prioul accused him of " aggravated rape."
A date is yet to be set for the artist to appear in court over the Paris assault charges.
