Andrew Tate released from jail

Stevian Francis

1 year ago

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Controversial social media influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan Tate were both released from Romanian detention on Friday.

According to reports, the Tate brothers who have been in custody since December 31, were released into house arrest following a ruling by the Court of Appeal in Bucharest to overturn their latest period of detention, which was to end on 29 April.

The brothers and their two associates; Georgiana Naghel and Luana Radu were also released on Friday.

All four have been ordered to stay in the buildings where they live unless they have judicial permission to leave, BBC reports.

The Tates who have been in custody for over three months, are being investigated on allegations of rape, human trafficking, and forming an organized crime group.

Both have maintained their innocence of the allegations.

The release marks a first win for the social media personalities after their stay behind bars was extended twice by Romanian Judge.

Attorneys for the Tates successfully argued that keeping him in preventative custody is unnecessarily harsh when other judicial options such as house arrest are available.

Romanian authorities have yet to charge the brothers for any of the allegations against them and their associates.