Andrew Tate

The ruling by the Court of Appeal in Bucharest replaces the latest period of custody, which was to end on 29 April. Two associates, Georgiana Naghel and Luana ...

He has since been reinstated. Both have denied wrongdoing. Controversial social media influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan are to be moved from custody to house arrest with immediate effect, a Romanian judge has ruled.

BUCHAREST: A Romanian court on Friday (Mar 31) ordered that controversial influencer Andrew Tate and his brother be moved from jail to house arrest while ...

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Tate and brother Tristan are being investigated for suspected human trafficking and rape. Read more at straitstimes.com.

“All four are getting out tonight,” Ms Ramona Bolla, a spokesman for Romania’s DIICOT anti-organised crime unit told Reuters. Under Romanian legislation, prosecutors have filed charges against the four suspects, but the case is still under investigation and has not gone to trial. In previous rulings that extended their stay in police custody, judges have said the Tate brothers posed a flight risk and that their release could jeopardise the investigation.

Tate was initially detained in late December in Bucharest, along with his brother Tristan and two Romanian women. He was detained on suspicion of organized ...

Tate, a professional kickboxer who has resided in Romania since 2017, was previously banned from various social media platforms for expressing misogynistic views and hate speech. I truly believe that justice will be served in the end. Tate unsuccessfully appealed the asset seizure. The court ruled in favor of their immediate release. "I just believe in the truth ... None of the four has yet been formally indicted.

Tate, his brother Tristan and two Romanian women were moved to house arrest while under investigation.

“All four are getting out tonight,” Ramona Bolla, a spokesperson for Romania’s DIICOT anti-organised crime unit told the Reuters news agency. As part of the probe, Romanian police have raided several properties connected to the Tate brothers and seized many of their assets, including a collection of luxury cars. The two female suspects were also released. The Tate brothers moved to Romania several years ago and Tristan has a baby son who was born after his arrest. Prosecutors have said the Tate brothers recruited their alleged victims by seducing them and falsely claiming to want a relationship or marriage. In previous rulings that extended their stay in police custody, judges have said the Tate brothers posed a flight risk and that their release could jeopardise the investigation.