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Romanian anti-organised crime prosecutors detained Tate, his
brother Tristan and two Romanian female suspects on Dec. 29 on
charges of forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit six
women. They have denied wrongdoing.
A Reuters reporter saw several cars, including a Rolls-Royce,
BMW and Mercedes-Benz, being taken from the Tate compound on the
outskirts of the capital, Bucharest, to be transported to a
storage location.
Earlier this week, prosecutors told Reuters they had seized 15
luxury vehicles and more than 10 properties and homes belonging
to the suspects in Bucharest and the counties of Prahova and
Brasov to prevent the assets being sold or hidden.
Tate's lawyer was not immediately available for comment.
The four suspects challenged their 30-day arrest warrant earlier
this week, but the Bucharest court of appeals rejected the
challenge and said they should remain in police custody.
Tate, a former contestant on the UK reality show Big Brother,
gained notoriety for misogynistic remarks and hate speech.
His remarks got him banned from all major social media
platforms, although his Twitter account became active again in
November after Elon Musk acquired the platform.
Tate, who holds U.S. and British nationality, has said women are
partially responsible for being raped and that they belong to
men.
(Reporting by Octav Ganea; Writing by Anna Koper; Editing by
Helen Popper)
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