Controversial social media influencer Andrew Tate will be held by police for 30 days as part of a human-trafficking and rape investigation, according to reports. Tate was arrested alongside his brother Tristan on Thursday.
The former kickboxer was initially held for 24 hours alongside his brother and two other suspects while his house was raided in the capital Bucharest on Thursday. The BBC reported on Friday evening (December 30) that a request from police to hold Tate in detention has now been granted by a Romanian court.
Romania’s Directorate for Investigating Organised Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT) issued a statement on the arrests, but did not name the Tates. It said two British citizens and two Romanians were suspected of being part of a criminal group focused on human trafficking.
