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Andrew Tate and his member Tristan Tate volition instrumentality to the UK to support themselves against charges of rape and different offences, a lawyer representing the siblings has said.
Andrew Ford, of Holborn Adams representing Andrew and Tristan Tate, has confirmed successful a connection by steadfast Holborn Adams that erstwhile proceedings for abstracted charges the brothers are facing successful Romania are concluded, "The Tates volition instrumentality to look UK allegations".
Andrew Tate, 38, faces 10 charges, including rape, existent bodily harm, quality trafficking and controlling prostitution for gain, relating to 3 women.
His member Tristan Tate, 36, faces 11 charges relating to 1 pistillate - including rape, existent bodily harm and quality trafficking.
The charges were authorised successful January 2024, but afloat details person lone been released now.
Bedfordshire Police issued an planetary apprehension warrant for the brothers implicit allegations, which they "unequivocally deny", said to person occurred betwixt 2012 and 2015.
Andrew and Tristian Tate's ineligible squad alleges that determination is "a immense magnitude of misinformation" astir the allegations faced by their clients, which they accidental could interaction their clients' close to a just trial.
The lawyers person besides accused the Crown Prosecution Service and constabulary of refusing to "engage with america successful immoderate meaningful way".
"UK prosecutors garbage to springiness adjacent the astir basal accusation to let our clients to recognize the allegations which they face," Holborn Adams said successful a statement.
"These are historical allegations and our clients are not adjacent being told who the expected victims are, this is not a emblematic attack and demonstrates a antithetic attack connected the ground of the illustration of our clients."
They added: "As and erstwhile the clip presents itself, we volition rigorously support our clients."
The Tate brothers are facing abstracted allegations of trafficking minors, intersexual intercourse with a insignificant and wealth laundering successful Romania.
They are besides accused of quality trafficking and forming a transgression pack to sexually exploit women successful a antithetic case, which has been sent backmost to prosecutors.
Prosecutors person submitted a petition to authorities successful Romania for the brothers to beryllium extradited pursuing the decision of proceedings successful Romania.
Lawyer Matt Jury, of McCue Jury & Partners, representing respective alleged British victims of Andrew Tate, said: "We invited the clarity from the Crown Prosecution Service that our authorities are moving to guarantee the Tates look justness present successful the UK - they cannot beryllium allowed to flight extradition.
"At the aforesaid time, we inquire erstwhile much that CPS admit its mistake successful failing to prosecute Tate erstwhile helium lived successful the UK and yet complaint him for the rape and battle of the different 3 women, our clients, who primitively filed transgression complaints against him arsenic agelong agone arsenic 2014 but were failed by the system.
"They merit justice, too."
The allegations were taxable to a constabulary investigation, which was closed successful 2019. The women are present bringing a civilian lawsuit against Andrew Tate.
Addressing the proceedings, Tate's lawyers highlighted that the proceedings were not transgression and brought for compensation.
The lawyers said the High Court lawsuit was "set down for proceedings successful 2027" and that Andrew Tate would "rigorously support himself with our afloat support".
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