December 19th 2024.
Andrew Tate and his brother, Tristan Tate, were facing a trial in Romania for alleged human trafficking. However, due to several errors made by the prosecutors, the trial can no longer move forward.
The two brothers, along with two women, were arrested two years ago and charged with human trafficking and forming a criminal gang to exploit women. Andrew also faced an additional charge of rape. But now, the Bucharest Court of Appeal has ruled that the human trafficking case cannot proceed.
This decision was made after Tate's defense team requested a review of the case. According to their spokesperson, Mateea Petrescu, the court's ruling "confirms the lack of credible evidence or consistency in the accusations" made by the prosecutors.
Petrescu also stated that the review of the case revealed significant procedural flaws and raised serious concerns about the integrity of the investigative process, further weakening the prosecution's case. As a result, the court has sent the case back to the prosecutors, giving them the opportunity to provide new evidence or amend their existing charges.
In November, the same court had given the prosecutors five days to amend their case file or withdraw it. They also ordered the removal of certain evidence, such as witness statements from two alleged victims and statements from the Tate brothers, deeming them inadmissible. The court had also identified multiple flaws in the prosecutors' case, including a failure to properly explain the charges against Andrew to one of the alleged female victims and an improper presentation of charges against the two female suspects.
However, this does not mean that the Tate brothers and the two women are off the hook. The case has not been closed, and there is still a separate legal case against the brothers. All four defendants continue to deny the allegations made against them.
After the ruling, Andrew Tate expressed his frustration at the prosecutors, stating that they had "years to build their case" and to "tear apart [his] life," yet they have nothing. Earlier this week, Tate was also ordered by a UK court to pay £2 million in unpaid taxes.
In August, Romania's anti-organised crime agency launched a second case against the brothers, investigating allegations of human trafficking, the trafficking of minors, sexual intercourse with a minor, influencing statements, and money laundering. The Tate brothers have also denied these charges.
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