- Written by Andre Roden-Paul
- BBC news
Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan (left) are being held in a Romanian residence.
Controversial influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan are set to appear in a Romanian court after the UK issued a warrant for their arrest.
On Monday night, the internet celebrities were detained by Romanian police on a warrant for their arrest on suspicion of sex crimes in the UK.
The suspects, Andrew Tate, 37, and Tristan, 35, “categorically deny all charges,” a representative said.
The men were seen arriving at the Court of Appeal in Bucharest on Tuesday.
Romanian police have announced that two arrest warrants have been issued by British authorities for exploiting people in the UK.
A representative for the Tate brothers said the court will decide whether to execute the warrant on Tuesday.
They said the arrest warrant was a “disconcerting revival of charges from a decade ago” and that the brothers were “embarrassed and deeply troubled.”
“They categorically deny all charges and express deep disappointment that such serious charges would be revived without substantive new evidence,” the statement said.
“They are committed to contesting these charges with unwavering resolve and determination.”
Their representatives claim the allegations date back to 2012 to 2015.
In December, the Tate brothers, who have dual British and American citizenship, were ordered by a Romanian court not to leave the country because they wanted to visit their mother who was hospitalized in the UK.
The brothers are being investigated by Romanian authorities on separate charges of rape, human trafficking and forming a criminal organization, charges they deny.
They are accused of exploiting women through their adult content business, which prosecutors allege was run as a criminal gang.
The indictment, released in June, names the brothers as well as two Romanian female companions and identifies seven alleged victims.
Mr Tate has repeatedly maintained that Romanian prosecutors have no evidence against him and that there is a conspiracy to silence him.
He is a self-proclaimed misogynist and was previously banned from social media platforms for expressing misogynistic views.
