Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan finally released from Romanian jail after 3 months behind bars; as they're placed on house arrest

Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan finally released from Romanian jail after 3 months behind bars. They have both been placed on house arrest.

Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan have been released from prison in Romania after a successful appeal against their detention.

The kickboxing brothers were arrested at the end of December last year, and have been kept behind bars in Bucharest ever since despite multiple appeals. The controversial influencers failed to overturn a decision to deny them bail earlier this week but were today successful in appealing last week's decision to extend their incarceration by another 30 days.

They are now being held on house arrest, along with two Romanian women who were also arrested in relation to the investigation.

As recently as this week, the Tates were held on their preventative arrest by a Romanian judge after six efforts to secure their release. But they appeared confident that this week they would be freed, with both brothers tweeting a cryptic message that simply read "Friday. InshaAllah."

Andrew, 36, is a four-time world kickboxing champion, while Tristan, 34, won titles at European level during a less-decorated career in the ring. But their fame arrived away from the sport when they emerged as huge social media stars last summer, going viral for a string of controversial videos that led concerned viewers to brand them misogynist and dangerous.

Despite being locked up, both brothers have maintained a strong social media presence throughout this year, with Andrew's page posting frequent messages to his 5.4million followers. Tristan, while less prolific, continues to share posts on a relatively regular basis to his 1million Twitter followers.

The ruling by the Court of Appeal in Bucharest replaces the latest period of custody, which was to end on 29 April.

The 36-year-old and his brother Tristan are being investigated over allegations of sexual assault and exploitation, as well as on suspicion of organised crime and human trafficking.

The pair were taken into custody on 29 December last year but have not been formally charged.

They allege the suspects had formed an organized criminal group that stretched from Romania to Britain and the United States, for the purpose of human trafficking.

The authorities allege that two of the suspects misled victims "into believing that they intended to enter into a marriage/cohabitation relationship" while transporting them to Romania and later sexually exploiting them with physical violence and coercion.

Authorities also allege that one of the suspects raped a victim on two separate occasions in March 2022. At least six victims were allegedly "sexually exploited by the organized criminal group," according to a statement by Romania's Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT).

On January 25, the brothers protested their innocence after being taken for questioning and having their electronic devices seized for analysis.

"There's no evidence in my file because I've done nothing wrong. Everybody knows I'm innocent, " Andrew Tate said. As he was led into DIICOT headquarters, he added: "There is no justice in Romania."