Andrew Tate latest news: Brothers lose court appeal against 30-day detention

When influencer Andrew Tate was arrested in Romania during a police raid, he was detained along with three other people, one of them his brother.

Tristan Tate, who is also a former boxer turned social media influencer, was arrested in December as part of an investigation into human trafficking and rape by Romania’s organized crime agency Didcot.

Tristan Tate, 34, is two years younger than his older brother Andrew. He has followed in his brother’s footsteps in more ways than one.

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Following the court’s rejection of Andrew Tate’s appeal to have his 30-day extension of arrest revoked, the controversial influencer could now be held for up to 180 days under Romanian law.

Prosecutors can now request a further extension for Tate, his brother and the two Romanian nationals arrested as part of the same racketeering, human trafficking and rape investigation.

Andrew Tate was holding a copy of the Koran when he arrived at court in Romania today.

The social media personality attended the hearing to appeal a judge’s decision to extend his arrest period to 30 days, on charges of belonging to an organized crime group, human trafficking and rape.

Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan arrived at a Romanian court on January 10 after being detained last month as part of a human trafficking and rape investigation.

The former kickboxer arrived in Bucharest in handcuffs on Tuesday to appeal a judge’s earlier decision to extend his detention period from 24 hours to 30 days.

Following the rejection of his appeal, which lands him at least three more weeks in prison, Andrew Tate’s Twitter account shared a quote that is attributed to Abu Hurayra, one of the companions of the Prophet Muhammad.

“When Allah said ‘I only test those I love.’ I took pain as an honor: Abu Hurayrah,” Tate wrote.

The influencer announced last year that he had converted to Islam.

“Replete with profanity, derogatory portrayals of women and general misogynistic ideology, Tate’s discourse has attracted radicalized and marginalized men whose idea of ​​masculinity is tied to the subjugation of women. Unfortunately, their views share some overlap with interpretations that extremist factions often mistakenly attribute to Islam, the kind of hyper-patriarchy practiced by groups like the Taliban, but which does not reflect the religion practiced by most Muslims today.”

Andrew Tate is no stranger to controversy (saman javed writes).

The former kickboxer and social media influencer, who gained notoriety over the years for spreading misogynistic views, was arrested in Romania on Thursday, December 29, on suspicion of human trafficking, rape and gang formation. organized criminal, prosecutors said.

The arrest came after Tate shared a video against climate activist Greta Thunberg, which prominently featured pizza boxes from local chain Jerry’s Pizza. Authorities have debunked reports that the pizza box led them to the Tate location.

On Friday (December 30), Thunberg responded to the news that their online dispute had helped lead to Tate’s arrest.

The climate activist was not short of joking responses, writing on Twitter: “This is what happens when you don’t recycle your pizza boxes.”

A pizza box failed to inform Romanian law enforcement agencies of the whereabouts of influential misogynist Andrew Tate before his arrest on human trafficking charges, according to authorities.

The memes and a widely shared image of Mr Tate eating out of a pizza box in a social media video response to climate activist Greta Thunberg sparked speculation that the local pizzeria gave away its location.

Following the court’s rejection of Andrew Tate’s appeal to have his 30-day extension of arrest revoked, the controversial influencer could now be held for up to 180 days under Romanian law.

Prosecutors can now request a further extension for Tate, his brother and the two Romanian nationals arrested as part of the same racketeering, human trafficking and rape investigation.

The lawyer representing social media personality Andrew Tate has claimed there is “no evidence” to support the allegations of human trafficking, rape or racketeering against him.