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Andrew Tate denied request to be released from prison in Romania

Following Andrew Tate‘s arrest in December, a Romanian court has upheld a third 30-day incarceration for the sexist influencer.

The judge’s order to extend the former professional kickboxer’s incarceration for a third time for 30 days was appealed by him on February 21.

Today, he was spotted tied to his brother Tristan, who is being imprisoned in the same case, when they arrived before the Bucharest court of appeal.

He lost his appeal, however, on Monday, according to Ramona Bolla, a spokeswoman for Romania’s anti-organized crime organization DIICOT.

It is the third separate appeal Tate has failed to win, meaning he will now remain in jail until at least March 29.

Prosecutors also won an appeal on Monday against a court’s decision last week to place two women held in the case under house arrest, instead of in full detention.

Former kickboxer Tate was arrested in December on suspicion of human trafficking, rape and forming an organised crime group to exploit women.

epa10493829 Former professional kickboxer and social media influencer Andrew Tate (R) and Tristan Tate (L) are escorted by police officers after a hearing at the Bucharest Court of Appeal, where the magistrates analyzed their appeal against the second pretrial detention decision, in Bucharest, Romania, 27 February 2023. On 29 December 2022, Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan were arrested as a result of the DIICOT inquiry under the charges of human trafficking and intention to form an organized crime group. Romanian police stated that the two brothers and their associates coerced victims for creating a paid pornography service for social media platforms. EPA/ROBERT GHEMENT
It is the third separate appeal Tate has lost (Picture: EPA)

None of the four people have been charged in the long-running investigation.

The Tate brothers’ lawyer, Eugen Vidineac, says his clients reject all the allegations.

Tate himself has repeatedly claimed Romanian prosecutors have no evidence and alleged their case is a ‘political’ conspiracy designed to silence him.

Following the ruling, a tweet on his profile read: ‘They weaponize lies to keep me in here. But you cannot hide the sun forever.’

Beforehand, another post had said: ‘I’ve been in jail for 61 days. But not allowed a single visit. Not even from my children.’

Six victims were subjected to ‘acts of physical violence and mental coercion’ and sexually exploited by members of the alleged crime group, it was alleged after the arrests last year.

They were lured with pretences of love and later intimidated, placed under surveillance and subjected to other control tactics, it’s claimed.

A document explaining the decision to keep the accused detained said a judge took into account the ‘particular dangerousness of the defendants’

Their alleged capacity to identify victims ‘with an increased vulnerability, in search of better life opportunities’ was also considered.

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