Romanians are stealing our property, says Tate’s brother

THE brother of Andrew Tate, the controversial social media personality, yesterday accused the Romanian authorities of putting him in jail so they could steal his valuables.

Andrew Tate claimed to have done nothing wrong yesterday as he and his brother Tristan were brought in for further questioning over allegations of rape and sexual trafficking in Romania.

The pair were escorted in handcuffs from a police van to the offices of the Directorate for Investigating Organised Crime and Terrorism in Bucharest. Many of their assets, including luxury cars, have been seized since their arrest on Dec 29.

“There is no evidence against me,” said Tristan Tate. “The authorities are planning to steal my cars and steal my money. That is why I am in jail.”

Romanian authorities have seized goods and money worth an estimated £3.16 million, including luxury cars and properties, as part of the investigation.

Prosecutors say the seizures were intended to prevent the assets being sold or concealed.

Andrew Tate, 36, a former professional kickboxer who has both British and US nationality, added: “They know we have done nothing wrong. Of course it’s unjust, there is no justice in Romania unfortunately.” Asked if he had hurt women, he said: “Of course not.”

Prosecutors say six women were taken by the Tates to properties on the outskirts of Bucharest and, through physical violence and mental intimidation, were sexually exploited by being forced to produce pornographic content for social media. Andrew Tate is accused of raping one of the women.

The brothers deny all the allegations, and the authorities have not yet brought any charges against them. Their detention has been extended by a court until the end of February.

Andrew Tate has described himself as the “king of toxic masculinity”. He was removed from the British version of Big Brother after the release of a video that appeared to show him assaulting a woman. He has amassed 4.8 million followers on Twitter with his provocative messages and misogynistic views.

Tate, who is reported to have lived in Romania since 2017, has been banned from various social media platforms for expressing misogynistic views and hate speech. He was banned from Twitter in 2017 but was reinstated in November following Elon Musk’s takeover of the platform.