Bearded Andrew Tate looks disheveled as he arrives at court for latest hearing
Andrew Tate looked disheveled as he was brought to court for the latest hearing on his detention in Romania with his brother Tristan this morning.
The kickboxing brothers, who held titles at world and European levels respectively, were handcuffed together as they entered the Bucharest Court of Appeal. They have been held since the end of December in connection with an investigation into alleged human trafficking, rape and forming an organised crime group
Andrew, 36, and brother Tristan, 34, have not remained quiet during their time away, with the elder sibling in particular maintaining an active social media presence on Twitter. Andrew has over five million followers on the platform, and has been tweeting regularly, while Tristan posts cryptic messages at a less frequent rate.
The brothers, who deny all allegations made against them, were taken in back in December along with two Romanian women. All four will look to overturn a judge's decision to extend their detention by 30 days at the request of prosecutors. They previously lost an appeal against an earlier extension.
Tate, who looks almost unrecognisable compared to his previous clean look, has complained of his conditions, telling fans on social media that he "has no light" in his cell. "They are trying to break me," a post from his account read. "Thrown inside a cell without light. Cockroaches, lice, and bed bugs are my only friends at night. When the guards bring me to and from the courtroom, I stay absolutely respectful. They try to pour hatred into my heart.”
Andrew Tate loses latest appeal against detention in human-trafficking caseTate, who has lived in Romania since 2017, was previously banned from various prominent social media platforms for expressing misogynistic views and hate speech. He has claimed there is "zero evidence" against him in the case and alleged it is instead a political attack to silence him.
"My case is not criminal, it's political. It's not about justice or fairness. It's about attacking my influence on the world," read a post that appeared on his Twitter account on Sunday. An online petition launched in January to free the brothers has garnered nearly 100,000 signatures.