‘Do we arrest rap artists for their lyrics?’
Andrew Tate‘s lawyer has suggested the misogynist’s social media personality is just part of a “satirical public persona”.
Tate, 36, was arrested alongside his brother Tristan in Bucharest on December 29 on suspicion of human trafficking, rape and being part of an organised crime gang, and have been in custody ever since. They deny the allegations.
The Tate’s lawyer, Tina Glandian, on Thursday spoke to LBC and stressed it was important that her clients were presumed innocent, regardless of comments they have made that some might find offensive.
“I think a lot of what of the discussion towards is leaning towards is the content that they put on social media,” Glandian told LBC.
Lawyer Tina Glandian, who is representing Andrew Tate, defends misogynist comments by Tate as she says they sound like 'rap lyrics'.@ShelaghFogarty | @TGlandian pic.twitter.com/A3v8LW1WXO
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“But I thinks very important that we draw a line between what people may view as speech that is offensive and what is criminal.
“My role here as his attorney is to make sure that he gets a fair process which we think in cases like this, which are high profile, often times there are lots of leaks, there’s misinformation out there.
“This ends up being something that is tried in the court of public opinion.”
Glandian added that something that one might find “personally offensive is not the same thing as it being illegal”, and asked: “Do we arrest rap artists for their lyrics?”
Last month, another lawyer representing the Tates’, Eugen Vidineac, released a statement claiming the brothers were playing characters.
Vidineac stated that there is a difference between the brothers in terms of their “character and person”.
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