Tate brothers challenge decision to withhold names of their UK accusers

Tate brothers challenge decision to withhold names of their UK accusersImage source, EPAImage caption, Tristan (left) and Andrew Tate will face charges in the UK after they are extradited from RomaniaByHelena WilkinsonNews correspondentPublished11 minutes agoAndrew and Tristan Tate are seeking to challenge a decision by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) to withhold from them the identities of individuals who have made criminal complaints against the brothers in the UK.At a hearing at the Royal Courts of Justice, their barrister argued the decision to withhold the names was "flawed", and said they had "been treated differently from other suspects or defendants".But the CPS's lawyer said withholding the identities was a "time-limited decision" until "proceedings commence substantively" in the UK.Andrew Tate, 39, and Tristan Tate, 37, will face 21 charges in the UK, including rape and human trafficking, after they are extradited from Romania.Bedfordshire Police secured European arrest warrants for the pair in 2024 but they will only be returned to the UK once criminal proceedings against them in Romania have concluded. The Tate brothers have previously denied any wrongdoing and are seeking a judicial review to overturn the decision not to provide them with the names of their UK-based accusers. Their lawyer, Sallie Bennett-Jenkins, said in written submissions that the CPS had assumed the pair would identify the complainants on social media and cause them to withdraw from proceedings, but that this was an "inflated assumption of risk".She continued: "The controversial opinions of the claimants are not a proper basis for denying them basic information about the criminal allegations they face."Bennett-Jenkins also said the lack of information provided to the Tates limited the ability of the brothers to identify evidence in their defence, or to assess its reliability ahead of any future trial. Tom Little, wh...