Romanian appeal court finds flaws in case against Andrew Tate

Andrew Tate gives a thumbs-up on arriving with his brother Tristan, right, at the appeal court in Bucharest, Romania, in October. Photograph: Vadim Ghirdă/AP

A court in Romania has ruled that one of the public prosecutors’ cases against the self-styled “misogynist influencer” Andrew Tate contains numerous irregularities and ordered them to amend or withdraw it within five days.

In a setback for the country’s anti-organised crime prosecuting unit, Diicot, the Bucharest court of appeal said on Tuesday it “considered some of the defence’s objections valid” and had found several flaws in the indictment.