Rally held in Athens in support of misogynist influencer

Andrew Tate (center) and his brother Tristan leave after appearing at the Court of Appeal, in Bucharest last week. The divisive social media personality Andrew Tate arrived at a court in Romania in handcuffs on Tuesday morning to appeal a judge's earlier decision to extend his arrest period from 24 hours to 30 days on charges of being part of an organized crime group, human trafficking and rape. [Alexandru Dobre/AP]

Around a hundred young men gathered in central Athens on Sunday night to express their support for a controversial social media personality who has been arrested in Romania on charges of human trafficking and rape.

The protesters gathered at Syntagma Square in front of Parliament and marched down central Ermou Street chanting "Free TopG," one of the handles used by influencer Andrew Tate.

Tate, 36, is a British-US citizen with 4.5 million followers on Twitter, who has previously been banned from various prominent social media platforms for expressing misogynistic views - including that rape victims should "bear responsibility" for being attacked - and hate speech, according to the Associated Press.

The former kickboxer and reality TV contestant was arrested on December 29 in Bucharest along with his brother Tristan and two Romanian women on charges of being...

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