Romanian authorities began on Saturday to remove luxurious vehicles from a property near the capital as a part of a legal inquiry into alleged human trafficking that led to the arrest of divisive web character Andrew Tate.
Romanian anti-organized crime prosecutors detained Tate, his brother Tristan and two Romanian feminine suspects on Dec. 29 on costs of forming a legal gang to sexually exploit six girls. They’ve denied wrongdoing.
A Reuters reporter noticed a number of vehicles, together with a Rolls-Royce, BMW and Mercedes-Benz, being taken from the Tate compound on the outskirts of the capital, Bucharest, to be transported to a storage location.
Earlier this week, prosecutors advised Reuters they’d seized 15 luxurious automobiles and greater than 10 properties and houses belonging to the suspects in Bucharest and the counties of Prahova and Brasov to forestall the belongings being offered or hidden.
Tate’s lawyer was not instantly out there for remark.
The 4 suspects challenged their 30-day arrest warrant earlier this week, however the Bucharest court docket of appeals rejected the problem and mentioned they need to stay in police custody.
Tate, a former contestant on the U.Okay. actuality present Large Brother, gained notoriety for misogynistic remarks and hate speech.
His remarks acquired him banned from all main social media platforms, though his Twitter account turned energetic once more in November after Elon Musk acquired the platform.
Tate, who holds U.S. and British nationality, has mentioned girls are partially accountable for being raped and that they belong to males.
