Andrew Tate has been released from a Roman prison on Friday, where he was being held on charges of rape, human trafficking and forming an organized criminal gang.
The Bucharest Court of Appeal ruled in favor of Tate after he appealed the judge’s order to extend his detention by 30 days, according to Ramona Paula, a spokeswoman for Romania’s anti-organized crime agency, DIICOT.
Tate was arrested in late December in Bucharest, the capital of Romania, along with Tristan, his brother and two other women. The four people won an appeal on Friday.
The four people will be placed under house arrest until April 29. Tate, a former kickboxer and social media influencer, and three others have not been formally charged.
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Young fans and the media surround Andrew Tate as he leaves a police detention center in Bucharest, Romania, after his release from prison Friday, March 31, 2023. Tate, a divisive internet personality who spent months in a Romanian prison on suspicion of organized crime and human trafficking, is surrounded by , he obtained an appeal to replace his detention with house arrest. (AP Photo/Alexandru Dobre)
Andrew Tate looks on holding a Quran after leaving a police detention center in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, March 31, 2023. An official said Friday that Tate, a divisive internet personality who spent months in a Romanian prison on suspicion of organized crime and human trafficking, has been He won an appeal to replace his detention with house arrest. (AP Photo/Alexandru Dobre) (AP Photo/Alexandru Dobre)
Andrew Tate, left, and his brother Tristan leave a police detention center in Bucharest, Romania, after being released from prison Friday, March 31, 2023. Tate, a divisive online figure who spent months in a Romanian prison on suspicion of organized crime and trafficking In humans, he obtained an appeal to replace his detention with house arrest. (AP Photo/Alexandru Dobre)
Bola said that the plaintiffs cannot appeal the decision made by the Bucharest Court of Appeal, as it is final.
Andrew Tate thanked the judges “who listened to us today, because they were so attentive and listened to us, and set us free,” as he spoke outside what he believed to be his home.
“I have no resentment in my heart against the country of Romania or against anyone else,” he said. “I only believe in the truth… I truly believe that justice will be done in the end. There is a zero percent chance that I will be found guilty of something I did not do.”
After his release, Tristan Tate told a group of reporters that “the judges made the right decision today.”
“I respect what they’ve done for me and they will be vindicated in their decision, because I’m an innocent man and I can’t wait to prove it,” Tristan Tate said.
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Young fans and the media surround Andrew Tate, left, and his brother Tristan as they leave a police detention facility in Bucharest, Romania, after his release from prison Friday, March 31, 2023. Tate, a divisive internet personality who spent months in a Romanian prison On suspicion of organized crime and human trafficking, he obtained an appeal to replace his detention with house arrest. (AP Photo/Alexandru Dobre) (AP Photo/Alexandru Dobre)
Andrew Tate has been evicted from a police detention facility in Bucharest, Romania, after being released from prison on Friday, March 31, 2023. Tate, a divisive internet personality who spent months in a Romanian prison on suspicion of organized crime and human trafficking, has been released from prison, an official said Friday. He won an appeal to have his detention replaced with house arrest. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
After the group of people were arrested in December, DIICOT said It has identified six victims in the alleged human trafficking case who were allegedly subjected to “acts of physical violence and mental coercion” and sexually exploited.
According to the government agency, the victims were lured under the pretense of love and then intimidated while forcing them to perform pornographic acts that could be used to financially benefit the alleged crime group.
It appears that the four suspects have Created an organized crime group With the goal of recruiting, housing, and exploiting women by forcing them to create pornographic content intended to be viewed on specialized websites for a cost, prosecutors said, “they would have made large sums of money.”
After his release from prison, Tate said he had “absolute clarity of mind” in his prison cell.
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FILE – Police officers escort Andrew Tate in handcuffs to his brother Tristan, right, from the Court of Appeal after they appealed a decision to extend their detention for another 30 days in Bucharest, Romania, on February 1, 2023. An official Friday, March 31, 2023, said Andrew Tate, a divisive internet personality who spent months in a Romanian prison on suspicion of organized crime and human trafficking, has won an appeal to replace his detention with house arrest. (AP Photo/Alexandru Dobre)
“Placing a 3-meter cell with no electronics or external connection. Total clarity of mind. Real ideas. Real plans,” Tate said.
“All glory be to God,” he tweeted later on Saturday.