Influencer Andrew Tate, facing charges in Romania, has left for the US
The Tate brothers have been under criminal investigation in Romania, and have denied all wrongdoing
Influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate have left Romania for the US after a travel ban was lifted that was previously imposed on them, an official said on Thursday.
The brothers are charged with human trafficking and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women. Andrew Tate also faces an additional charge of rape.
It is not clear under what conditions the Tates – who are keen supporters of President Donald Trump and boast millions online followers – were allowed to leave Romania.
An official at the Ministry of Internal Affairs, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to discuss the case, said the decision was at the discretion of prosecutors.
Romania’s anti-organised crime agency, DIICOT, said in a statement Thursday that prosecutors approved a “request to modify the obligation preventing the defendants from leaving Romania”, but that judicial control measures remained in place. The agency did not say who had made the request.
“These include the requirement to appear before judicial authorities whenever summoned,” the statement read. “The defendants have been warned that deliberately violating these obligations may result in judicial control being replaced with a stricter deprivation of liberty measure.”