Andrew Tate — massive social media influencer who has been in custody since late December in Romania under suspicion of human trafficking — was stunned over a ruling that, at this point, can’t really be all that surprising. However, this time, it comes after a brief but dramatic exchange in the courtroom
As we predicted a week ago, Tate’s scheduled Mar 29 release has been pushed to late April – extending it another 30 days. For anyone who has been following the case, it has happened literally every month this year. He was originally supposed to be in custody for ONLY 30 days, then it got extended in late January to another 30 days, then again in late February and now again here in late March.
We also noted that in Romania, someone who is under such investigation as is Tate can legally be held for a total of 180 days. This means he will likely be in custody until late June if those 180 days are fully exhausted.
Tate’s lawyers have argued previously that their client’s detainment is extremely unjust. Andrew Tate himself has stated the same thing through the team that is managing his Twitter account and also to reporters who waited for the Tate brothers when they were transferred for a day to DIICOT headquarters for further questioning. DIICOT is Romania’s anti-organized crime unit.
The spokeswoman for the Tate brothers’ team, Mateea Petrescu, stated that Andrew and the team have been left “speechless,” following today’s ruling. Their surprise is mostly due to the fact that prosecutors in the case failed to bring forth any new evidence.
The dramatic moment of the day, however, happened when the judge did something he has not done before in this case – he addressed the Tate brothers in court directly to ask them what their response is to the prosecution saying that they would flee the country if set free.
The BBC reports that those in the courtroom say that what followed was a “dynamic exchange,” though what exactly was stated within that exchange has only been generically reported as Andrew claiming his innocence. It’s unclear if he questioned the judge’s previous rulings, but the judge unsurprisingly ruled again that the Tate brothers have their detainment extended another 30 days.
Many have begun questioning why the Tate brothers still have not been officially charged, despite the investigation now lasting 11 months. With no new evidence, some people are beginning to conclude that perhaps Andrew Tate is right and that this investigation is completely unjust. However, the very serious allegations, which we’ve detailed before, can’t be taken lightly, either.
Whether or not you believe the Tate brothers should be freed the judge has made his decision and — at the moment — that’s the only decision that matters.