A Bucharest courtroom has moved to proceed with the trial of Andrew Tate, the Anglo-American social media influencer who has been charged with rape, human trafficking, and operating a legal gang to sexually exploit ladies.
Tate, 37, and his brother Tristan had been arrested in December 2022. Each males had been indicted final June, together with two Romanian ladies alleged to have been their accomplices. They’ve denied all allegations.
The Tates have challenged the indictment within the preliminary chamber stage. On Friday, the Bucharest Tribunal dominated it will permit the case to go ahead, however has not set a trial date.
“The ruling issued by the preliminary chamber decide lacks authorized foundation and reasoning,” stated Eugen Vidineac, one of many legal professionals for the Tate brothers. “We’ve filed a powerful enchantment as we imagine the ruling to be illegal.”
One other lawyer, Ioan Gliga, advised AP that the arguments difficult the legal investigation and the indictments “didn’t obtain the required consideration within the preliminary listening to,” however that the Tates’ protection was assured that the appeals courtroom will rule of their favor.
The brothers had been jailed for 3 months earlier than being moved to accommodate arrest. Since then, the courts have allowed them to maneuver round Romania however denied their petition to journey inside the EU.
Final month, Romania agreed to extradite the Tates to the UK over allegations of “sexual aggression” courting again to 2012-2015, however solely after the home authorized proceedings have concluded.
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