The Libertines frontman was arrested twice in the past week for attempting to buy drugs and for his involvement in a drunken brawl

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Pete Doherty has received a three-month suspended sentence for affray and been fined a total of €10,000 (£8,500) after being arrested in Paris twice in one week.

Doherty was detained on 7 November after buying cocaine in the Pigalle district. He was arrested again on 10 November after fighting with a teenage boy in Saint-Germain-des-Prés. His lawyer, Arash Derambarsh, said that Doherty was celebrating his release from jail and had consumed alcohol, valium and sleeping pills.

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His suspended sentence relates to the latter offence, for “violence while intoxicated”. Derambarsh told Reuters: “It is a lenient decision. Mr Doherty will be able to keep singing. It is what we had asked.”

The Libertines are due to commence a European tour in Luxembourg on Sunday. Representatives for Doherty said that his legal situation should not affect the tour schedule.