Romanian prosecutors search electronic devices in Andrew Tate case

Andrew Tate leaves the Directorate for Investigating Organised Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT) in Bucharest, Romania, where prosecutors examined electronic equipment confiscated during the investigation into his case (Vadim Ghirda/AP)

Controversial internet personality Andrew Tate, who is under house arrest in Romania on suspicion of organised crime and human trafficking, appeared at prosecutors’ offices on Monday for forensic searches of electronic equipment confiscated during investigations, his lawyer said.

The 36-year-old British-US citizen, who has six million Twitter followers, was initially detained in late December in the Romanian capital, Bucharest, along with his brother Tristan and two Romanian women. None of the four has yet been formally indicted.