Updated 13:23 5 Mar 2025 GMTPublished 13:01 5 Mar 2025 GMT
The Tate brothers are currently in the US
Keir Starmer has spoken out after he was asked if the Tate brothers would be extradited to the UK.
Andrew and Tristan are currently in the US after a travel ban on them was lifted and they were able to leave Romania last week.
A criminal investigation has now opened in Florida, where Andrew claims US authorities are 'trying to find crimes on an innocent man'.
The brothers were arrested in Romania three years ago and are facing trial allegations of rape, trafficking minors and money laundering. They deny all accusation against them.
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Already subject to an ongoing investigation into alleged people trafficking in Romania, it is said the pair are due to be extradited to the UK following that inquiry to face separate accusations of rape and trafficking dating back to between 2012 and 2015.
The brothers are now being investigated in Florida. (Andrei Pungovschi/Getty Images)
Yesterday (4 March), Florida attorney general James Uthmeier said on social media that he had ordered a criminal inquiry.
He said: “Based on a thorough review of the evidence, I’ve directed the Office of Statewide Prosecution to execute search warrants and issue subpoenas in the now-active criminal investigation into the Tate brothers.”
And during today's Prime Minister’s Questions, Sir Ed Davey told the Commons: “The Tates have tried to escape justice first to Romania, now to the United States, but I’m delighted that Florida has thankfully opened a criminal investigation.
“But does the Prime Minister agree that people who are wanted by British police for such appalling (alleged) crimes should stand trial in our country?”
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They face a number of allegations. (DANIEL MIHAILESCU/AFP via Getty Images)
The Liberal Democrat leader then asked: “Given (the Prime Minister’s) assessment that President Trump really is a reliable ally, will his Government request an urgent extradition of the Tate brothers?”
And Starmer responded: "This is a live issue, as he’ll appreciate, therefore I’ll tread carefully but the principle is absolutely clear – justice must be done in all cases including in this case.
“But I won’t go into the detail as it’s a live case, as he knows.”
As well as allegations that Bedfordshire Police are investigating, a civil action is being brought against Andrew in the UK by four women after the Crown Prosecution Service decided not to prosecute in 2019.
Three of the British accusers were the subject of an investigation by Hertfordshire Constabulary which was closed in 2019.
And in a separate case in December, Devon and Cornwall Police gained permission to seize more than £2 million from the brothers after a magistrate ruled they had failed to pay a penny in tax on £21 million of revenue from their online businesses.
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Topics: Andrew Tate, Crime, UK News, Keir Starmer
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Updated 08:10 12 Mar 2024 GMTPublished 07:57 12 Mar 2024 GMT
Andrew Tate and his brother detained in Romania over sexual aggression allegations
He's been detained in Romania on an arrest warrant from British authorities
Joe Harker
Updated 14:41 13 Jun 2023 GMT+1Published 14:28 13 Jun 2023 GMT+1
Andrew Tate and brother Tristan have human trafficking charge changed by Romanian prosecutors
The prosecutors have said they are investigating Tate for a more serious offence
Romanian prosecutors have announced that they have changed the charge of human trafficking they are investigating against Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan.
According to Reuters, prosecutors today (13 June) said that Tate, his brother and two other suspects were now being investigated for human trafficking in continued form.
They said it was a more serious crime than the separate counts of trafficking that officials had previously been investigating.
The Tate brothers and two Romanian women are currently under house arrest while they are being investigated by authorities on suspicion of human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women.
All four of the accused deny the allegations laid out against them, and Reuters reports that legal representatives for Andrew and Tristan Tate said that the change to the charges was in their 'legal interest'.
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They said: "The legal framework has been revised and altered to ensure an impartial investigation is upheld."
Romania's Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT) notified the four accused that their charge of human trafficking they were investigating had been changed to trafficking in continued form.
The case against them initially identified six women and DIICOT has since added another person to the list of victims.
The accused were first arrested on 29 December when Romanian police raided Tate's mansion and he remained in custody until 31 March, after which he was placed under house arrest.
At the initial time of arrest, DIICOT said the six victims they had initially identified had been subjected to 'acts of physical violence and mental coercion' by the alleged crime group.
DIICOT said the group used something called the 'loverboy method' to lure victims before they were coerced into creating pornographic content.
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Tate is an infamous social media influencer who has gained notoriety for posting content containing controversial and, at times, misogynistic views.
Past clips from Tate have seen him say he believes women are the 'property' of men and likening being in a relationship with a woman to 'training a dog'.
During his period of house arrest he's been posting some very strange videos, including one where he just paced around his home for a bit smoking a cigar.
There was also the time that he claimed he had been poisoned in a series of posts, which Tate later said he 'had to delete', claiming 'they'll put me in jail' if he kept them up.
Tate has been under investigation by the police since April 2022, and in addition to the charges in Romania, he's also facing a lawsuit from three women who have claimed he raped and abused them when they worked as webcam models for Tate in 2013.
A spokesperson for Tate denied the claims against him.
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