The influential brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate direct us after the prohibition of traveling rises in Romania

Fort Lauderdale, Florida (AP) – a prohibition of traveling in Influential brothers Andrew and Tristan TateThose who are accused of human trafficking in Romania, and are directed to the United States, the authorities said Thursday.

The brothers are avid supporters of President Donald Trump and have millions of online followers. It was not clear under what conditions the Tates were allowed to leave Romania, or where they were heading in the United States.

Here are some things that you should know about the Tate brothers:

Who are the Tate brothers?

Andrew Tate, 38, and Tristan Tate, 36 are American-British dual citizens.

Andrew Tate is a former professional kickboxer and misogynist self -written that has accumulated more than 10 million followers in X. Also directs an online academy Where he says he teaches young how to enrich and attract women. Tristan Tate is also a former Kickboxer.

The Tates are avid supporters of President Donald Trump.

What are they accused in Romania?

The Tate brothers and two Romanian women were arrested in Bucharest at the end of 2022.

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Initially they were Formally accused last year. In April, the Bucharest court ruled that a trial could begin But did not establish a date.

In December, a Bucharest court ruled that the case against the Tates and the two Romanian women could not go to trial due to multiple Legal and procedural irregularities by prosecutors.

The case has not been closed, and there is also a separate legal case against the brothers in Romania.

Andrew Tate has repeatedly affirmed that prosecutors in Romania have no evidence against them and that there is a political conspiracy to silence him. But they were accused of forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women, among other positions.

What led to the prohibition of traveling to be raised?

Diicot, the Romanian Anti -Ranked Crimes Agency, said in a statement on Thursday that prosecutors approved a “request to modify the obligation that prevent the defendants from abandoning Romania”, but that the judicial control measures remained in place. The agency did not say who had made the request.

Control measures include the “appearing requirement before the judicial authorities every time they are convened,” said the statement.

The agency said the Tates were “warned that violating these obligations deliberately can result in the judicial control being replaced by a stricter deprivation of the measure of freedom.”

His departure occurred after the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emil Hurzeanu, said this month that an American official in the current Trump administration had expressed interest in the legal case of the brothers in Romania at the Munich Security Conference. The minister insisted that he was not equivalent to pressure.

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