A Romanian court has agreed to extend the detention of Andrew Tate by 30 days, after the divisive internet personality was arrested on suspicion of human trafficking, rape and forming an organised crime group.
The former professional kickboxer and his brother Tristan were detained on Thursday for an initial 24 hours alongside two Romanian suspects, prosecutors from the anti-organised crime unit said after raiding their properties in Bucharest.Prosecutors had then petitioned the court late on Friday to extend their detention.
Eugen Vidineac, lawyer for Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan, speaks to media outside the Bucharest court.Prosecutors said they had found six women who had been sexually exploited by the suspects.Tate, who was born in the United States, holds US and British nationality. The US State Department confirmed that it was aware of the case. Britain’s Foreign Office said it had not been approached for consular assistance over the case.Tate gained notoriety for misogynistic comments and hate speech.
Many social media platforms banned him over his comments but his Twitter account became active again in November after Elon Musk took over the platform. In one of his tweets following his return to Twitter, Tate said he was flying to California to tell Musk he was “a legend”.Climate activist Greta Thunberg told Tate on Twitter this week before his arrest to “get a life” after he told her he owned 33 cars with “enormous emissions”.
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