Romanian prosecutors take away luxury cars seized in Andrew Tate case - Reuters

VOLUNTARI, Romania, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Romanian authorities started connected Saturday to instrumentality distant luxury cars from a spot adjacent to the superior arsenic portion of a transgression enquiry into alleged quality trafficking that led to the apprehension of divisive net property Andrew Tate.

Romanian anti-organised transgression prosecutors detained Tate, his member Tristan and 2 Romanian pistillate suspects connected Dec. 29 connected charges of forming a transgression pack to sexually exploit six women. They person denied wrongdoing.

A Reuters newsman saw respective cars, including a Rolls-Royce, BMW and Mercedes-Benz, being taken from the Tate compound connected the outskirts of the capital, Bucharest, to beryllium transported to a retention location.

Earlier this week, prosecutors told Reuters they had seized 15 luxury vehicles and much than 10 properties and homes belonging to the suspects successful Bucharest and the counties of Prahova and Brasov to forestall the assets being sold oregon hidden.

Tate's lawyer was not instantly disposable for comment.

The 4 suspects challenged their 30-day apprehension warrant earlier this week, but the Bucharest tribunal of appeals rejected the challenge and said they should stay successful constabulary custody.

Tate, a erstwhile contestant connected the UK world amusement Big Brother, gained notoriety for misogynistic remarks and hatred speech.

His remarks got him banned from each large societal media platforms, though his Twitter relationship became progressive again successful November aft Elon Musk acquired the platform.

Tate, who holds U.S. and British nationality, has said women are partially liable for being raped and that they beryllium to men.

(This communicative has been corrected to marque wide cars were archetypal to beryllium taken distant from a spot adjacent the capital, not from each sites, successful the archetypal paragraph)

Reporting by Octav Ganea Writing by Anna Koper Editing by Helen Popper

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