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Romanian court rules to hold Andrew Tate for 30 more days

Published:Tuesday | February 21, 2023 | 3:48 PM
Police officers escort Andrew Tate handcuffed to his brother Tristan (right) from the Court of Appeal after they appealed the decision to extend their arrest by another 30 days term in Bucharest, Romania, Wednesday, February 1, 2023. A court in Romania's capital ruled on Tuesday, February 21 to extend by another 30 days the arrest of the divisive internet influencer Andrew Tate and his brother, Tristan, who are held on suspicion of organized crime and human trafficking. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda, File)

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A court in Romania's capital agreed Tuesday to extend social media influencer Andrew Tate's detention on suspicion of organised crime and human trafficking by another 30 days, an official said.

Tate, 36, a British-US citizen known for misogynistic views who has 5.1 million Twitter followers, was arrested December 29 when authorities descended on his property north of Bucharest.

His brother, Tristan, and two Romanian women also are in custody in the same case. None of the four has been formally charged.

Ramona Bolla, a spokesperson for Romania's anti-organised crime agency, DIICOT, told The Associated Press that the Bucharest Tribunal approved prosecutors' request to hold the Tates for another 30 days, while the two women will be put under house arrest.

It was the third 30-day extension granted since the Tates were arrested.

The brothers also lost an appeal on February 1 of a judge's January 20 decision to keep them behind bars while investigations continued.

A document explaining that earlier decision said the judge took into account the “particular dangerousness of the defendants” and their capacity to identify victims “with an increased vulnerability, in search of better life opportunities.”

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