Morocco’s King Mohammed VI has pledged “cover the corresponding costs” of legal representation for pop singer Saad Lamjarred, who is facing rape charges in France. 

Lamjarred has been imprisoned in France after being charged with “aggravated rape” and “aggravated voluntary violence” after allegedly assaulting a 20-year-old woman in his hotel room in Paris.  

The king informed Lamjarred’s family that French lawyer Eric Dupond Morreti will be representing the pop star and he will cover the costs.

“This is a favorable response to a request from the family of the singer, who sought his majesty’s intervention, and with respect for the presumption of innocence,” the Moroccan embassy in Paris said.

Lamjarred is a famous singer in the Arab world and his videos receive hundreds of millions of views online. 

Initial reports have suggested Lamjarred was under the influence of both drugs and alcohol at the time of incident, the Local reported.