A Romanian court has approved a request from Britain to extradite internet personality Andrew Tate but postponed doing so until Romanian trial proceedings finish.
The court said on Tuesday it had also ruled that Tate and his brother Tristan should be released from police custody immediately. The Tates had been detained for 24 hours pending a ruling on the British arrest warrant.
The court of appeals said in a statement that it “rules to execute the arrest warrant and…to postpone handing over the requested person until the final verdict in the criminal case argued at the Bucharest court”.
Tate and his brother Tristan were detained on Monday night on allegations of sexual aggression dating back to 2012-2015, which they “categorically” deny, his PR team said. The warrant was issued by Westminster Magistrates Court in London.
“We are innocent men, we are very innocent men and in time everyone is going to see that and we are very excited to finish this judicial process and clear our names,” Tate said as he was released from police custody.
“It’s very funny because I’ve been asking Romanian courts to go to the U.K. myself. I’ve asked five times and been declined so now I get to go home. That’s fantastic news,” he said.
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