Andrew Tate brings Quran to court hearing
Andrew Tate was holding a copy of the Quran as he arrived at court in Romania yesterday. The social media personality attended the hearing to appeal against a judge’s decision to extend his arrest period to 30 days on charges of being part of an organised crime group, human trafficking, and rape.
The 36-year-old could be seen clutching the religious text while handcuffed to his brother Tristan as they walked into the courthouse in the Romanian capital, Bucharest, yesterday morning. Tate was detained on 29 December north of the capital
city, along with his brother Tristan, who has also been charged. Two Romanian suspects are also in custody.
Tate announced he was converting to Islam in October last year. In a post on Gettr, he said: “This is why I’m Muslim. Any Christian who believes in good and understands the true battle against evil must convert. So be patient, Indeed the promise of Allah is TRUTH Quran 30:60.”
Prior to his conversion, Tate was an Orthodox Christian and would regularly give large sums of money to the church in Romania, where he has been living since 2017. He previously praised Islam, saying that it “fixes a lot of the problems that men are currently facing”, and that “Muslims are the only people who will defend their beliefs and refuse to be mocked.”