CEDH · CASELAW;DECISIONS;ADMISSIBILITYCOM;ENG — 18 décembre 2025

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The applicants complained under Article 3 of the Convention about the inadequate conditions of their detention (see the appended table for details). THE LAW Joinder of the applications Having regard to the similar subject matter of the applications, the Court finds it appropriate to examine them jointly in a single decision. Complaints under Article 3 of the Convention (inadequate conditions of detention) Having examined all the material before it, the Court considers that, for the reasons stated below, the applicants’ complaints under Article 3 of the Convention about poor conditions of their ongoing detention are inadmissible. The Court recalls that in Văscăuțanu v. Romania (dec.), no.   10120/23, §§   47–59, 18 November 2025, it held that the remedy, which consists of lodging a complaint with the judge responsible for supervising the deprivation of liberty ( plângerea în fața judecătorului de supraveghere a privării de libertate ), provided for by Article 56 of Law no. 254/2013, has constituted, as of 6 April 2023, an effective remedy enabling individuals who allege that they are being held in inadequate conditions of detention to put an end to their situation that they denounced as being contrary to Article 3 of the   Convention. In light of all the material in its possession, the Court observes that the applicants, who allege that they are being held in inadequate conditions of detention, did not indicate that they pursued the available remedy before the domestic courts (see Văscăuțanu , cited above, § 65). In view of the above, the Court finds that the applicants’ complaints concerning the periods set out in the appended table must be rejected for failure to exhaust the domestic remedy laid down in Article   56 of Law   no.   254/2013, in accordance with Article   35   §§   1 and 4 of the Convention. Remaining complaints Some applicants also raised additional complaints under various Convention provisions. The Court has examined the applications listed in the appended table and considers that, in the light of all the material in its possession and in so far as the matters complained of are within its competence, these complaints either do not meet the admissibility criteria set out in Articles   34 and   35 of the Convention or do not disclose any appearance of a violation of the rights and freedoms enshrined in the Convention or the Protocols thereto. It follows that this part of the applications must be rejected in accordance with Article   35   §   4 of the Convention. For these reasons, the Court, unanimously, Decides to join the applications; Declares the applications inadmissible. Done in English and notified in writing on 29 January 2026.     Viktoriya Maradudina   Anne Louise Bormann   Acting Deputy Registrar   President   APPENDIX List of applications raising complaints under Article   3 of the Convention (inadequate conditions of detention) No. Application no. Date of introduction Applicant’s name Year of birth   Representative’s name and location Facility Start and end date Duration     444/23 30/01/2023 Constantin Dumitru BĂNUȚĂ 1990       Giurgiu Prison 22/12/2019 pending More than 5 year(s) and 10   month(s) and 7   day(s)       1617/23 12/04/2023 Vasile-Cătălin BARBU 1999       Giurgiu and Bucharest-Jilava Prisons 03/06/2020 pending More than 2 year(s) and 10   month(s) and 23   day(s)       1820/23 02/02/2023 Mircea Adrian PANAITE 1981       Oradea and Tulcea Prisons 13/04/2022 pending More than 10 month(s) and 16   day(s)       2986/23 24/07/2023 Constantin IONESCU 1975       Bucharest Police detention facility no.   9 and Teleorman County Police Station; Giurgiu, Focșani, Bucharest-Rahova and Bucharest ‑ Jilava Prisons 22/09/2020 pending More than 5 year(s) and 1 month(s) and 23   day(s)       3629/23 12/01/2023 Botond Szilamer BENEDEK 1981       Codlea Prison 08/02/2021 pending More than 2 year(s) and 21 day(s)       3896/23 08/01/2023 Radu ADAM 1989       Botoșani, Vaslui, Tulcea, Arad and Iași Prisons 25/12/2011 pending More than 13 year(s) and 9   month(s) and 28   day(s)       4058/23 10/02/2023 Ștefan-Marin DEINEȘ 1985       Bucharest-Rahova, Baia Mare, Aiud and Gherla Prisons 05/11/2021 pending More than 4 year(s) and 2 day(s)       5680/23 03/04/2023 Liviu-Gabriel ANDREESCU 1967       Bucharest-Rahova and Bucharest ‑ Jilava Prisons 06/05/2022 pending More than 3 year(s) and 5 month(s) and 22   day(s)       5787/23 10/03/2023 Cristian-Marius CARABIŢEANU 1982       Bucharest-Rahova and Bucharest ‑ Jilava Prisons 01/10/2019 pending More than 6 year(s) and 1 month(s) and 5   day(s)     5820/23 11/04/2023 Cătălin NACU 1988       Giurgiu, Craiova and Arad Prisons 23/12/2019 pending More than 5 year(s) and 10   month(s) and 26   day(s)     5857/23 23/03/2023 Emanuel CIOTLOŞ 1998       Bacău, Bucharest-Rahova, Gherla and Arad Prisons 12/09/2019 pending More than 6 year(s) and 1 month(s) and 25   day(s)     7635/23 09/03/2023 Emil BORDEI 1944       Mioveni Prison 20/01/2014 pending More than 11 year(s) and 9   month(s) and 12 day(s)     9434/23 14/03/2023 Ionel TĂNASE 1980       Mioveni and Găești Prisons 21/01/2021 pending More than 4 year(s) and 10   month(s) and 1   day(s)     9691/23 17/02/2023 Ovidiu Cristian BOGDAN 1993       Aiud, Târgu Mureș and Deva Prisons 29/07/2019 pending More than 6 year(s) and 3 month(s) and 3   day(s)     10768/23 25/04/2023 Gabriel DUMITRU 1993       Slobozia, Bucharest-Rahova, Mioveni and Bucharest-Jilava Prisons; Bucharest-Rahova Prison Hospital 12/05/2021 pending More than 4 year(s) and 5 month(s) and 30 day(s)     11431/23 10/04/2023 Marin LIBIU 1954       Bucharest-Rahova, Mărgineni, Ploiești and Mioveni Prisons 01/03/2016 pending More than 9 year(s) and 8 month(s) and 14 day(s)     11493/23 06/04/2023 Robert-Alin MANU 1991       Galați County Police Station and Galați Prison 14/07/2022 pending More than 3 year(s) and 4 month(s) and 1 day(s)     13300/23 26/07/2023 Florin Marius CANDOI 1993       Aiud, Oradea, Deva, Bucharest ‑ Jilava, Timișoara and Arad Prisons 29/11/2017 pending More than 7 year(s) and 11   month(s) and 8 day(s)     13411/23 25/04/2023 Mihai-Gheorghe VĂDANA 1986       Mioveni and Arad Prisons 14/04/2014 pending More than 11 year(s) and 7   month(s) and 8 day(s)     13962/23 02/05/2023 Constantin RĂDUCU 1989       Aiud Prison 02/11/2022 pending More than 6 month(s) and 30 day(s)     14383/23 28/04/2023 Cornel-Adrian BOCIOC 1979       Focșani, Mărgineni, Arad, Galați and Giurgiu Prisons 23/12/2019 pending More than 5 year(s) and 10   month(s) and 9 day(s)     14441/23 29/05/2023 Marian-Viorel BULMĂU 1987       Galați and Brăila Prisons 22/10/2020 pending More than 5 year(s) and 13 day(s)     14738/23 03/07/2023 Ninel BUNOAICĂ 1980       Giurgiu and Tulcea Prisons 24/01/2018 pending More than 7 year(s) and 9 month(s) and 11 day(s)     15567/23 17/05/2023 Vasile BARBU 1964       Craiova and Drobeta-Turnu Severin Prisons; Mioveni Prison Hospital 20/04/2022 pending More than 3 year(s) and 6 month(s) and 9 day(s)     15572/23 03/05/2023 Nelu ASAVEI 1986       Codlea, Miercurea Ciuc, Aiud and Deva Prisons; Dej Prison Hospital 20/05/2013 pending More than 12 year(s) and 5   month(s) and 5 day(s)     15588/23 12/05/2023 George BUJOR 1973       Bucharest Police detention facility no.   15; Giurgiu and Bucharest ‑ Rahova Prisons 20/10/2022 pending More than 3 year(s) and 15 day(s)     15766/23 19/07/2023 Mihăiţă ARAMĂ 1990       Brăila County Police Station and Galați Prison 18/12/2022 pending More than 2 year(s) and 10   month(s) and 7 day(s)     16893/23 17/05/2023 Radu CIURAR 1970       Alba County, Mureș County and Maramureș County Police Stations; Gherla Prison 25/06/2020 pending More than 2 year(s) and 11   month(s) and 13 day(s)     17464/23 07/06/2023 Paul-Cristian MUREŞAN 1988       Maramureș County and Alba County Police Stations, and Gherla Prison 05/10/2022 pending More than 3 year(s) and 1 month(s) and 13 day(s)     17973/23 20/06/2023 Constantin BĂDULESCU 1985       Bucharest-Rahova, Mărgineni and Mioveni Prisons 24/03/2021 pending More than 4 year(s) and 7 month(s) and 4 day(s)     18701/23 06/07/2023 Ionel CORBU 1973       Focșani, Ploiești and Găești Prisons 02/11/2017 pending More than 8 year(s) and 5 day(s)     19083/23 02/06/2023 Damian-Vasile CIERNOVICI 2001       Gherla, Aiud and Craiova Prisons 01/01/2020 pending More than 5 year(s) and 10   month(s) and 5 day(s)     19572/23 13/06/2023 Costel BĂTRÎNU 1980       Brăila Prison 30/09/2022 pending More than 3 year(s) and 1 month(s)     20457/23 16/05/2023 Gelu BĂLAN 1972       Galați and Vaslui Prisons 03/11/2022 pending More than 2 year(s) and 11   month(s) and 26 day(s)     20781/23 25/07/2023 Florică DUMITRU 1965       Giurgiu and Mioveni Prisons 21/09/2023 pending More than 2 year(s) and 1 month(s) and 21 day(s)     21768/23 03/07/2023 Sergiu BĂHĂIAN 1962       Slobozia, Bucharest-Rahova and Giurgiu Prisons; Bucharest-Jilava Prison Hospital 16/01/2010 pending More than 15 year(s) and 9   month(s) and 12 day(s)   21811/23 22/06/2023 Cătălin HASAN 1977   Petrescu-Filote Cătălina-Alexandra Focșani Focșani, Galați, Mărgineni, Tulcea, Vaslui, Ploiești and Bucharest-Jilava Prisons 10/12/2019 pending More than 5 year(s) and 11   month(s) and 4 day(s)     22180/23 16/08/2023 Tiberiu Edgar BARBU 1987       Bucharest-Jilava Prison 23/12/2019 pending More than 5 year(s) and 10 month(s) and 7 day(s)     23331/23 24/05/2023 Cosmin-Ilie ASTRATINEI 2000       Iași, Botoșani and Giurgiu Prisons 06/07/2021 pending More than 4 year(s) and 3 month(s) and 19 day(s)     24230/23 30/06/2023 Vasile BUSUIOC 1985       Aiud Prison 22/03/2023 pending More than 2 year(s) and 7 month(s) and 14 day(s)     24369/23 25/07/2023 Andrei-Constantin TODORESCU 1994       Arad Prison 04/12/2021 pending More than 3 year(s) and 11   month(s) and 18 day(s)     24861/23 25/07/2023 Florin BORZAŞI 1992       Mărgineni, Gherla and Bistrița Prisons 04/02/2022 pending More than 3 year(s) and 8 month(s) and 28 day(s)   24862/23 22/08/2023 Dumitru SECHEI 1950       Deva Police Station, Dej Prison Hospital, and Aiud, Arad and Deva Prisons 06/03/2021 pending More than 4 year(s) and 8 month(s) and 14 day(s)     25994/23 23/10/2023 Ioan ALBU 1984   Nichita-Costescu Cezara ‑ Maria Timișoara Arad and Timișoara Prisons 11/10/2021 pending More than 4 year(s) and 13 day(s)     26987/23 29/08/2023 Ionut Andrei Cristian ZIEGLER 1996       Bucharest-Rahova and Bucharest-Jilava Prisons 09/03/2022 pending More than 3 year(s) and 8 month(s) and 13 day(s)     27105/23 25/07/2023 Marian STANCIU 1980       Bucharest-Rahova and Giurgiu Prisons 20/10/2020 pending More than 5 year(s) and 1 month(s) and 1 day(s)     27845/23 08/08/2023 Gheorghe BALABAN 1976       Galați and Brăila Prisons 14/02/2022 pending More than 3 year(s) and 8 month(s) and 14 day(s)     28753/23 13/07/2023 Janos MIHALY 1996       Aiud Prison 02/01/2018 pending More than 7 year(s) and 10   month(s) and 16 day(s)     29673/23 16/08/2023 Gheorghe-Ciprian GHERASIM 1984       Bacău County Police Station; Bacău, Miercurea Ciuc, Vaslui and Bistrița Prisons 28/12/2020 pending More than 4 year(s) and 10   month(s) and 16 day(s)     29798/23 18/08/2023 Marius CORDOVAN 1972       Oradea, Timișoara, Satu Mare and Deva Prisons 07/05/2019 pending More than 6 year(s) and 6 month(s)     29846/23 11/01/2024 Radu-Viorel BAIDOK 1975   Pîrciu Ionel ‑ Ciprian Arad Bucharest-Rahova and Arad Prisons 12/11/2020 pending More than 4 year(s) and 11   month(s) and 16 day(s)     30814/23 05/09/2023 Gheorghe BREAZU 1990       Arad Prison 11/05/2023 pending More than 2 year(s) and 5 month(s) and 21 day(s)     31567/23 09/08/2023 Stelea VINTILĂ 1965       Giurgiu Prison 07/08/2019 pending More than 6 year(s) and 3 month(s) and 15 day(s)     32249/23 04/10/2023 Lucian-Mihai POPA 1970       Bucharest-Rahova and Bucharest ‑ Jilava Prisons 22/09/2019 pending More than 6 year(s) and 1 month(s) and 29 day(s)   32412/23 21/11/2023 Ionuţ BOBU 1987       Suceava County Police Station; Botoșani, Poarta Albă, Arad and Bucharest-Rahova Prisons; Bucharest ‑ Jilava Prison Hospital 22/07/2022 pending More than 3 year(s) and 3 month(s) and 10 day(s)     34171/23 03/01/2024 Florin-Alexandru PREDOI 1999       Craiova, Mioveni and Arad Prisons 13/11/2015 pending More than 10 year(s) and 7 day(s)     34954/23 22/11/2023 Vasile-Florin MORAR 1977       Iași and Timișoara Prisons 26/11/2020 pending More than 4 year(s) and 11   month(s) and 23 day(s)     35250/23 25/10/2023 Teodor TAMAS 1966       Gherla and Baia Mare Prisons 18/01/2023 pending More than 2 year(s) and 10 month(s) and 4 day(s)     36158/23 07/02/2024 Lucian Dumitru BRATU 1979       Teleorman County Police Station and Giurgiu Prison 22/02/2022 pending More than 3 year(s) and 8 month(s) and 10 day(s)     36656/23 09/11/2023 Laurenţiu CĂLIN 1969       Mărgineni and Mioveni Prisons 23/12/2019 pending More than 5 year(s) and 10   month(s) and 14 day(s)