Andrew Tate and his brother detained for a month in Romania

Andrew Tate and his brother detained for a month in Romania

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Controversial internet personality Andrew Tate and his brother were ordered to be detained for a month on Friday as prosecutors pursued claims of human trafficking and rape.

Authorities in Romania said police served search warrants on Thursday at five homes and took four suspects into custody – two Britons and two Romanians – as part of the investigation.

Romania’s Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT) said the four suspects had been detained for an initial 24 hours. A Bucharest court accepted an application by DIICOT to hold Tate and his brother Tristan in custody for a further 30 days, their lawyer Eugen Vidineac said on Friday.

Speaking to journalists outside the court, Vidineac said the decision would be appealed. “From our perspective, there are no grounds for taking the most drastic preventive measures provided by the…

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