Andrew Tate: Romanian police to hold influencer for 30 days

Andrew Tate: Romanian police to hold influencer for 30 days

Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan were arrested in connection with an investigation into human trafficking and rape allegations on Thursday.

The pair, along with two Romanian men are suspected of running an organized crime group.

Tristan and the two Romanian men were also detained by authorities in Bucharest. Andrew Tate has not yet commented on the accusations, but a tweet was sent from his Twitter account alluding to the film The Matrix and retweeting Matrix memes posted by Elon Musk. During the detention hearing, the brothers exercised their right to remain silent, according to their lawyer.

Romanian police to hold influencer for 30 days

The Romanian Directorate for Investigating Organised Crime and Terrorism stated that two British citizens and two Romanian citizens are suspected of being part of a human trafficking group.

The statement from the Directorate said that officers had identified six people who were allegedly sexually exploited by what it referred to as an “organised criminal group”.

Police allege that the victims were recruited by British citizens who misrepresented their intentions and then forced the victims to perform in pornographic content under threat of violence.

Andrew Tate is a former kickboxer who has gained notoriety online for promoting an ultra-masculine and luxurious lifestyle. He has been banned from social media in the past, but has since been reinstated.

In 2016, he was removed from the British TV show Big Brother after a video surfaced appearing to show him attacking a woman.

Despite social media bans, Tate has gained popularity, particularly among young men, through his appearances in videos with his fleet of expensive sports cars and private jets on expensive holidays.