Controversial influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan will remain in custody in Romania for a fourth consecutive month, a court has ruled. The brothers have been detained since December and are being investigated on allegations of rape, people trafficking and forming an organised crime group. Both have denied wrongdoing. Mr Tate’s lawyers say he will be held until the end of April. Under Romanian law, the men can be held for up to six months in detention. The brothers’ lawyers told a court in Bucharest prosecutors had brought no new evidence to Wednesday’s hearing. They suggested their clients’ notoriety was contributing to the decision to keep them in custody. Lawyers have long argued keeping the Tates in preventative custody is unnecessarily harsh, when other judicial options – such as house arrest – are available. But, judges have repeatedly disagreed and ruled four times this year to keep the men in preventative detention while investigators compile evidence against them.(BBC)…[+]