Andrew Tate Released From House Arrest In Human Trafficking Case: 'I Will Be Found Innocent'

Andrew Tate, 36, brother Tristan, 34, and their female associates Luana Radu, 32, and Georgina Naghel, were released Friday, from house arrest in Romania, in the controversial human trafficking case. A judge will check compliance with conditions of the release for the next 60 days. The Bucharest Court of Appeals said in a written ruling that it “replaces the house arrest measure with that of judicial control for a period of 60 days from August 4 until October 2.”

As part of the conditions of release, the brothers are banned from contacting the two female associates, the witnesses, or the alleged victims or their families. They can move freely around the capital, Bucharest, and the surrounding Ilfov district where they live; and must report to police when ordered to, and of any change of address.

"We would like to extend our sincere gratitude to the Romanian judicial system for their fair consideration," a spokesperson for the brothers said in a statement after the ruling. "This positive outcome gives us confidence that more favourable developments are on the horizon."

Speaking outside his home in Bucharest following their release, Tate told reporters: “In January, when I was thrown into a jail cell, the media reported and told the world that I was a terrible person, they said that I hurt people and that I make a lot of money from a criminal enterprise. Here we stand seven or eight months later and I have not seen a single victim on the news, I have seen lots of girls sticking up for me, lots of people defending me, I’ve not seen a single person stand up and say that I have hurt them, not one. It’s very exhausting to continue to perpetuate lies, [and] it’s very hard to keep lies afloat when you have no actual evidence. We’ve been completely innocent since the beginning of this and I have to give absolute faith to the Romanian judicial system for finally making the right decision in letting us free. I’m sure in the end we will be absolutely exonerated and everybody who was pushing these lies and reporting things on repeat without any substantial evidence are going to have to analyse within themselves why they decide to try and destroy people’s lives purely for views. I’ve done nothing wrong, God knows I’ve done nothing wrong, in my heart I know I’ve done nothing wrong. I think the people at home with a functioning brain understand we’ve done nothing wrong.”

Tate also posted a video on X writing: "There are hundreds of high-profile cases of men suffering from false accusations. There are thousands of untold stories of normal men having their lives destroyed. I am launching a charity to protect men from this predatory evil."

Last month, the brothers launched legal action against a woman in Florida, her parents, and a former resident of their home in Romania and her male friend, accusing the five individuals of conspiring to falsely accuse them of human trafficking and rape.

The brothers were first arrested at their home on December 29, and moved to house arrest three months later. Their indictment says they and the two female Romanian associates formed an organised criminal group in 2021 to commit human trafficking using false promises of love and marriage, in Romania, but also in other countries including the US and the UK.`

Most of the 7 named alleged victims have since spoken publicly in support of the Tate brothers, denying they were victims; and have called for their names to be removed from the case.

Andrew Tate is a British-American former kickboxer, popular among especially young men for his provocative and insightful and satirical hot takes on social media. The 36-year-old was once the most searched name on the internet. He was deplatformed last year by all Big Tech platforms including X to which he was reinstated after Elon Musk acquired the social media company.

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