Andrew Tate: Court sends human trafficking case back to Romanian prosecutors
In November, the same court found “irregularities” in the indictment against them and demanded the prosecutors to change their information.
At that time, the court considered some of the statements of the alleged victims as inadmissible and removed several pieces of evidence.
The brothers’ successful plea Thursday marks another setback for prosecutors.
The dual UK-US nationals are accused of exploiting women through an adult content business that prosecutors say operated as a criminal enterprise.
The indictment, published last June and identifying seven alleged victims, also names two Romanian female accomplices.
Andrew Tate calls himself a misogynist and has previously been banned from social media platforms for expressing such views.
The former kickboxer has gained millions of followers on social media for his politics, where he often shows off his glamorous lifestyle in videos.
He has been living in Romania for several years after previously being based in the UK.
After Thursday’s ruling in her favor, she released a statement: “It’s been years of building their case — years of tearing my life apart, targeting everyone I know and even suing the mother of my child. Nothing.”
He added: “This is all a lie and I will fight to the end to expose it and prove my innocence.”
His brother Tristan said: “If there’s not enough evidence to go to trial after all these years, then there’s never been enough evidence.”
Romania’s state prosecutor’s office, known as DIICOT, did not comment on the decision.
In August, he said he had opened a second criminal investigation into the Tate brothers over new allegations of child trafficking, underage sex and money laundering.
UK police are also seeking the extradition of the Tate brothers over allegations of rape and human trafficking. They were also accused of tax evasion.
The Tate brothers denied the allegations.