Romanian Court docket Upholds Ruling Denying Andrew Tate’s Launch on Bail
BUCHAREST(Reuters) – Social media persona Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan will stay in police custody pending a prison investigation into alleged intercourse trafficking as a Romanian court docket denied their request to be launched on bail on Wednesday.
Tate, his brother Tristan and two Romanian feminine suspects have been beneath police detention since Dec. 29 as prosecutors examine them for suspected human trafficking, rape and forming a prison gang to sexually exploit girls.
They’ve denied all accusations.
The Bucharest court docket rejected the brothers’ bail request earlier this month and on Wednesday the court docket of appeals upheld the preliminary ruling.
The Bucharest court docket additionally prolonged the suspects’ detention till late April, a choice they’ve appealed, with a ruling anticipated on Friday.
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Tate, who has been based mostly primarily in Romania since 2017, is a web-based influencer and self-described misogynist who has constructed up a following of hundreds of thousands of followers, significantly amongst younger males drawn to his hyper-macho picture.
(Reporting by Luiza Ilie; Enhancing by Jonathan Oatis)
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