Andrew Tate loses appeal to relax judicial restrictions as he awaits trial

Tate had requested that he be able to leave Romania, provided he stay within Europe’s ID-check-free Schengen zone, which Romania partially joined in March

Andrew Tate, left, and his brother Tristan after exiting the Court of Appeals building in Bucharest, Romania (Andreea Alexandru/AP)

Andrew Tate, the divisive social media influencer awaiting trial in Romania on charges of human trafficking and rape, has lost an appeal to have the court relax geographical restrictions preventing him from travelling outside the eastern European country.

The Bucharest Court of Appeal ruled against Tate, who had challenged a May 10 decision that extended by 60 days restrictions on the 37-year-old stipulating he may not leave the country.