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Andrew Tate is now facing extradition to his home country for alleged sexual crimes in Great Britain.
For now he has to face charges in Romania.
Bucharest – Controversial influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan were temporarily arrested near Bucharest on Monday evening (March 11).
A European arrest warrant has been issued for alleged offenses in Great Britain.
Andrew Tate and brother Tristan arrested in Romania
The allegations are serious: they are said to have committed sexual crimes.
That's why the influencer and his brother, who are known for misogynistic statements, are threatened with extradition to Great Britain.
According to the British news agency
PA,
the appeal court in Bucharest made the decision on Tuesday (March 12).
However, this is not yet legally binding.
The Tate brothers have already been charged with human trafficking and sexual exploitation in their adopted homeland of Romania.
They are said to have forced women to perform sexual acts for sex videos.
They and two women are accused of running a human trafficking ring in Romania and other countries such as the USA and Great Britain.
That's why Andrew Tate was arrested near Bucharest in 2022, shortly after the argument with Greta Thunberg.
Andrew Tate is to be extradited to Great Britain
However, a court in Bucharest will only execute the British arrest warrant issued against the Tates once the criminal proceedings in Romania have been “finally” concluded.
That could take years.
British-American influencer Andrew Tate (left) and his brother Tristan Tate (right) speak to journalists after being released from custody in Bucharest on Tuesday (March 12).
© Daniel Mihailescu/AFP
The brothers are now under the supervision of the Romanian justice system and are not allowed to leave the country, but were released on Tuesday (March 12).
They denied the allegations in a court hearing.
According to his spokeswoman Mateea Petrescu, the British justice system is concerned, among other things, with alleged sexual assaults that go back to the years 2012 to 2015.
The public prosecutor's office dropped these allegations between 2017 and 2019, but now they have "resurfaced".
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A British law firm representing four alleged victims threatened to file a lawsuit in Great Britain last June.
The clients demanded compensation for the violence they suffered.
The law firm also said it had informed the police about indications that the brothers wanted to flee Romania.
The British authorities then reacted.
The Tates' lawyers dismissed the suspicion of escape.
Andrew Tate reaches an audience of millions with misogynistic statements
Andrew Tate has become known on social networks for his misogynistic and provocative statements.
In doing so, he reaches millions of teenagers and young men.
In Great Britain he is considered the epitome of so-called toxic masculinity.
He has since been banned from Instagram, TikTok and YouTube.
But on X (formerly Twitter) he still serves an audience of millions with his content.
The police in Bavaria have taken action against ten suspects because of misogyny on the Internet.
(kas/AFP/dpa)