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, 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 other 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     36846/23 26/09/2023 Daniel LĂCĂTUŞ 1972       Timișoara, Gherla and Bistrița Prisons 14/05/2020 pending More than 5 year(s) and 6 month(s) and 1 day(s)     36903/23 31/10/2023 Cătălin BORZOS 2002       Brașov County Police Station and Codlea Prison 01/08/2023 pending More than 2 year(s) and 3 month(s)     37963/23 06/10/2023 Nicu-Cristi IFTINCA 1992       Bucharest-Rahova and Tulcea Prisons 30/03/2023 pending More than 2 year(s) and 7 month(s) and 15 day(s)     38521/23 28/11/2023 George-Gabriel DULDURUC 1995       Argeș County Police Station, Vâlcea County Police Station and Mioveni Prison 01/11/2022 pending More than 3 year(s) and 10 day(s)     39126/23 24/11/2023 Laurenţiu-Costel BUZATU 1990       Giurgiu and Bucharest-Jilava Prisons 25/02/2021 pending More than 4 year(s) and 8 month(s) and 11 day(s)     39238/23 04/12/2023 Andrei-Cătălin MĂMĂLIGĂ 1989       Bucharest-Rahova, Craiova and Craiova-Pelendava Prisons 13/10/2019 pending More than 6 year(s) and 1 month(s) and 2 day(s)     39259/23 20/12/2023 Marius ANTON 1985       Galați, Bucharest ‑ Rahova, Iași, Bacău, Aiud, Târgu   Mureș, Satu   Mare, Oradea, Mărgineni, Botoșani, Gherla, Craiova and Tulcea Prisons; Bucharest ‑ Jilava and Constanța ‑ Poarta Albă Prison Hospitals 11/06/2011 pending More than 14 year(s) and 4 month(s) and 14 day(s)     39704/23 30/10/2023 Gheorghe BIRĂU 1957       Mehedinți County Police Station and Drobeta ‑ Turnu   Severin Prison 16/03/2022 pending More than 3 year(s) and 7 month(s) and 15 day(s)     40993/23 27/12/2023 Marian-Daniel CÎRCIUMARU 1994       Bucharest-Rahova, Aiud, Gherla and Găești Prisons; Dej and Mioveni Prison Hospitals 15/03/2023 pending More than 2 year(s) and 7 month(s) and 22 day(s)   41562/23 23/07/2024 Ciprian-Alin SECIANSCHI 1988       Arad, Timișoara and Bucharest ‑ Rahova Prisons 26/09/2023 pending More than 2 year(s) and 1 month(s) and 25 day(s)   41735/23 16/01/2024 Remus BALOG 1999       Baia   Mare Prison 18/10/2023 pending More than 2 year(s) and 10 day(s)   42952/23 07/02/2024 Marius-Viorel HORVATH 1994       Oradea Prison 22/01/2019 pending More than 6 year(s) and 9 month(s) and 23 day(s)   3781/24 25/01/2024 Nicolae BUTURUGĂ 1982       Bucharest Police Station, and Bucharest ‑ Rahova, Craiova and Giurgiu Prisons 27/04/2023 pending More than 2 year(s) and 6 month(s) and 9 day(s)   6675/24 19/02/2024 Adrian-Gheorghe MIRON 1970       Brașov County Police Station; Codlea and Slobozia Prisons 30/05/2023 pending More than 2 year(s) and 5 month(s) and 19 day(s)   8693/24 11/03/2024 Constantin BRICEAG 1972       Giurgiu and Craiova-Pelendava Prisons; Bucharest-Jilava Prison Hospital 27/10/2015 pending More than 10 year(s) and 8 day(s)   9832/24 28/03/2024 Sorin BULGARU 1966       Iași, Vaslui and Tulcea Prisons 08/06/2020 pending More than 5 year(s) and 4 month(s) and 27 day(s)   10507/24 19/03/2024 Ionel CHIȚU 1999       Craiova and Giurgiu Prisons 10/07/2022 pending More than 3 year(s) and 3 month(s) and 27 day(s)   10701/24 03/04/2024 Marian CĂLIN 1966       Craiova Prison 10/06/2020 pending More than 5 year(s) and 4 month(s) and 27 day(s)   10891/24 01/04/2024 Elvis ALIŞ 1989       Giurgiu Prison 15/06/2023 pending More than 2 year(s) and 4 month(s) and 9 day(s)   11976/24 11/04/2024 Iosif BOCZ 1996       Timișoara and Arad Prisons 14/12/2022 pending More than 2 year(s) and 10 month(s) and 18 day(s)   12655/24 18/04/2024 Aurel BURLEASCĂ 1985       Giurgiu Prison 14/02/2017 pending More than 8 year(s) and 8 month(s) and 21 day(s)   12663/24 17/04/2024 Ionel CALOTĂ 1972       Craiova Prison 17/04/2024 pending More than 1 year(s) and 6 month(s) and 20 day(s)   13156/24 29/04/2024 Tibor-Zsolt BINDER 1989       Miercurea Ciuc, Mărgineni, Mioveni, Galați, Arad, Gherla and Aiud Prisons; Dej Prison Hospital 24/03/2011 pending More than 14 year(s) and 7 month(s) and 7 day(s)   13221/24 29/04/2024 Vişan-Mădălin BANDALEA 1994       Brașov County Police Station and Codlea Prison 03/11/2023 pending More than 1 year(s) and 11 month(s) and 26 day(s)   13254/24 24/04/2024 Levente BARTOS 2001       Bucharest-Jilava Prison Hospital; Craiova, Mioveni, Bacău, Târgu Mureș and Arad Prisons 23/01/2017 pending More than 8 year(s) and 9 month(s) and 7 day(s)   14416/24 10/05/2024 Ionuţ-Florin ŞIMON 1997       Arad, Gherla and Baia Mare Prisons 24/11/2022 pending More than 2 year(s) and 11 month(s) and 28 day(s)   15906/24 07/05/2024 Constantin NEAGU 1971       Bucharest-Rahova Prison Hospital and Bucharest-Jilava Prison 12/03/2021 pending More than 4 year(s) and 8 month(s) and 7 day(s)   16847/24 06/06/2024 Florin-Adrian AVRAM 1989       Craiova, Târgu Jiu and Arad Prisons 05/06/2024 pending More than 1 year(s) and 4 month(s) and 23 day(s)   17387/24 10/06/2024 Ciprian ABUCULESEI 1984       Iași Prison 04/04/2024 pending More than 1 year(s) and 6 month(s) and 19 day(s)   17842/24 11/06/2024 Petrică-Ionel IOVAN 1979       Bucharest-Rahova and Arad Prisons 02/02/2024 pending More than 1 year(s) and 9 month(s) and 12 day(s)   18290/24 13/06/2024 Adrian BIRO 1976       Deva Prison 19/03/2025 pending More than 7 month(s) and 12 day(s)   18360/24 19/06/2024 Zavor BOROŞ 1991       Maramureș County Police Station; Gherla and Baia Mare Prisons 14/04/2022 pending More than 3 year(s) and 6 month(s) and 21 day(s)   19523/24 02/07/2024 Petrică BORTOȘ 1981       Bacău and Tulcea Prisons 23/02/2023 pending More than 2 year(s) and 8 month(s) and 9 day(s)   20504/24 12/07/2024 Belmondo-Ionuţ BRATU 2022       Buzău County Police Station; Focșani, Mărgineni, Bucharest-Rahova and Arad Prisons 24/05/2022 pending More than 3 year(s) and 5 month(s) and 8 day(s)   20967/24 09/07/2024 Neculai LUPU 1959       Tulcea, Aiud and Bucharest-Jilava Prisons; Dej and Bucharest-Rahova Prison Hospitals 14/09/2023 pending More than 2 year(s) and 2 month(s) and 1 day(s)   20993/24 12/07/2024 Gabriel BUCALEŢ 1973       Craiova, Craiova-Pelendava and Bucharest-Jilava Prisons 08/12/2022 pending More than 2 year(s) and 10 month(s) and 27 day(s)   21281/24 15/07/2024 Marian-Cristian NEACȘU 1993       Focșani, Galați, Giurgiu and Craiova Prisons 29/09/2022 pending More than 3 year(s) and 1 month(s) and 21 day(s)   21309/24 16/07/2024 Vasile MARȘAVELA 1991       Codlea Prison 14/08/2022 pending More than 3 year(s) and 3 month(s) and 1 day(s)   22171/24 22/07/2024 Lică-Marian BUCUR 1981       Galați and Brăila Prisons 15/08/2024 pending More than 1 year(s) and 2 month(s) and 20 day(s)   23519/24 02/08/2024 Romeo CONDURACHE 1967       Codlea and Giurgiu Prisons 24/08/2023 pending More than 2 year(s) and 2 month(s) and 14 day(s)   23892/24 13/08/2024 Ion CREŢU 1985       Bucharest-Rahova and Bucharest ‑ Jilava Prisons; Bucharest-Jilava Prison Hospital 07/01/2021 pending More than 4 year(s) and 10 month(s)   24750/24 09/08/2024 Szilárd BAKK 2000       Codlea, Aiud, Gherla, Târgu Mureș and Deva Prisons 09/09/2022 pending More than 3 year(s) and 1 month(s) and 19 day(s)   24765/24 20/08/2024 Mihai BÎRCEA 1988       Aiud, Bucharest-Rahova, Giurgiu, Gherla and Arad Prisons; Dej, Bucharest-Rahova, Bucharest-Jilava and Mioveni Prison Hospitals 18/03/2021 pending More than 4 year(s) and 7 month(s) and 18 day(s)   25478/24 22/08/2024 Titi-Sorin PUIU 1974       Timișoara Prison 21/08/2024 pending More than 1 year(s) and 2 month(s) and 30 day(s)   27138/24 30/08/2024 Constantin-Gabriel AGAFIȚEI 2002   Rusu Ovidiu Iași Iași, Giurgiu and Aiud Prisons 30/06/2021 pending More than 4 year(s) and 3 month(s) and 24 day(s)   27770/24 17/09/2024 Radu CORNEA 1996       Iași and Botoșani Prisons 01/11/2020 pending More than 5 year(s) and 6 day(s)   28059/24 16/09/2024 Petre Ştefan BOBEŞ 1974       Deva and Aiud Prisons; Dej Prison Hospital 01/01/2014 pending More than 11 year(s) and 9 month(s) and 30 day(s)   28077/24 16/09/2024 Dan-Alin BĂDOI 1989       Craiova-Pelendava Prison 11/05/2016 pending More than 9 year(s) and 5 month(s) and 17 day(s)   29863/24 04/10/2024 Vasile-Daniel SERGHIE 1985       Mărgineni, Baia Mare and Ploiești Prisons 13/05/2024 pending More than 1 year(s) and 6 month(s) and 8 day(s)   30088/24 08/10/2024 Ion NISTOR 1964   Mărăcinică Claudia   Feli Pitești Mioveni and Giurgiu Prisons 12/08/2021 pending More than 4 year(s) and 3 month(s) and 7 day(s)   31932/24 21/10/2024 Petrică -Cosmin GRIGORE 1998       Mioveni, Craiova and Găești Prisons 28/11/2019 pending More than 5 year(s) and 11 month(s) and 16 day(s)   33302/24 04/11/2024 Dorel-Florian BARŞON 1980       Aiud, Bucharest-Rahova, Deva, Târgu Mureș, Timișoara and Gherla Prisons 09/05/2012 pending More than 13 year(s) and 5 month(s) and 21 day(s)   33551/24 08/11/2024 Alexandru-Iuliu VARGA 1991       Gherla, Bistrița and Baia Mare Prisons 25/04/2024 pending More than 1 year(s) and 6 month(s) and 28 day(s)   34787/24 14/11/2024 Daniel FARCAŞ 1974   Farcău Claudiu   Beniamin Satu Mare Satu Mare Prison 05/08/2024 pending More than 1 year(s) and 3 month(s) and 8 day(s)   35172/24 15/11/2024 Laurenţiu BORCEA 1979       Tulcea, Vaslui, Galați and Botoșani Prisons 26/01/2020 pending More than 5 year(s) and 9 month(s) and 6 day(s)   36040/24 25/11/2024 Simplon BRADU 1988       Iași, Tulcea and Giurgiu Prisons 30/07/2022 pending More than 3 year(s) and 3 month(s) and 2 day(s)   36926/24 06/12/2024 Alexe DEGERATU 1980   Degeratu Vasilica Bucharest Bucharest Central Arrest; Bucharest-Rahova and Giurgiu Prisons 06/02/2023 pending More than 2 year(s) and 9 month(s) and 1 day(s)   37452/24 09/12/2024 Vladimir POP 1979   Duţu Simona ‑ Andreea Teșila Bucharest-Rahova and Ploiești Prisons 01/11/2023 pending More than 2 year(s) and 19 day(s)   37737/24 10/12/2024 Trainel BEUCEANU 1964       Bucharest-Jilava, Giurgiu, Mărgineni and Găești Prisons; Mioveni Prison Hospital 04/11/2007 pending More than 17 year(s) and 11   month(s) and 27 day(s)   443/25 12/12/2024 Ionuţ-Cătălin CAZACU 1977       Mioveni, Craiova, Bucharest ‑ Jilava and Găești Prisons 11/03/2021 pending More than 4 year(s) and 7 month(s) and 26 day(s)