Andrew Tate bail application REJECTED by court in latest blow to influencer
Andrew Tate has had his bail application rejected by the court
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Andrew Tate has had his bail application rejected by the court today in the latest blow to the influencer.
Tate has been in custody since December after being arrested for suspected human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women.
The controversial influencer could have been released from prison as early as today as a result of a new court hearing.
Tate was hoping his appeal would mean he would be put on house arrest instead.
Andrew Tate outside the headquarters of the Bucharest Court
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Tate and his brother Tristan have been in police custody since the end of December while prosecutors investigate them and two Romanian women for suspected human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women.
They have denied all of the accusations against them.
In February their detention was extended until the end of March.
The maximum amount of time Tate can be held under arrest without charge is until June 27.
Tate and his brother Tristan have been in police custody since the end of December.
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Tate said he was “disappointed” by the decision, adding that his lawyers will appeal the decision.
Tate's lawyer said: "At first sight, the court’s decision is illegal because the inadmissibility principle concerns a question of the impossibility of the judicial act, a principle that cannot be applied in this case."
A judge at the Bucharest Court determined: "'[The Court] rejects the request to replace the measure of preventive arrest with the measure of judicial control on bail formulated by the defendant TEA as inadmissible in principle.
"With the right of appeal within 48 hours of communication."
The Tate brothers deny all of the allegations made against them.
All of their appeals so far have been denied, with the Romanian authorities deeming them a flight risk.