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The court sends the human trafficking case back to the Romanian prosecutor’s office


A court in Romania has ruled that a case against controversial influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate on allegations including human trafficking cannot be heard in its current form.

On Thursday, the appeal court in Bucharest upheld a lawsuit filed by the brothers and referred the case back to the public prosecutor’s office for further review.

It is the second time the court has returned the case to prosecutors, who now have five days to change the charges or drop the charges.

The Tate brothers, aged 37 and 36, are accused of human trafficking and forming an organized group to sexually exploit women. They have firmly rejected the allegations.

In November, the same court found “irregularities” in the charges against her and asked prosecutors to amend their pleadings.

At that time, the court also removed several pieces of evidence and found some statements from alleged victims inadmissible.

The brothers’ successful appeal on Thursday represents another setback for prosecutors.

The two British-Americans are accused of exploiting women through an adult content company, which prosecutors say was a criminal enterprise.

Two Romanian employees were also named in the indictment published in June last year, in which seven alleged victims were identified.

Andrew Tate describes himself as misogynistic and has previously been banned from social media platforms for expressing such views.

The former kickboxer’s politics have won him millions of followers on social media, where he often flaunts a flamboyant lifestyle in videos.

He has been living in Romania for a number of years, having previously been based in the UK.

Following the verdict in his favor, he released a statement on Thursday saying: “They have had years to build their case – years to destroy my life, target everyone I know and even the mother to summon my child. And yet they have nothing.”

He added: “This is all a lie and I will fight to the end to expose it and prove my innocence.”

His brother Tristan said: “If after all these years there is not enough evidence to go to court, that means there was never enough evidence.”

The Romanian prosecutor’s office, known as DIICOT, has not yet commented on the verdict.

In August, it said it had opened a second criminal investigation into the Tate brothers over new allegations of human trafficking of minors, sexual intercourse with minors and money laundering.

British police are also demanding the extradition of the Tate brothers in connection with allegations of rape and human trafficking. They are also accused of tax evasion.

The Tate brothers have denied these allegations.

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