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   Facility Start and end date Duration       37224/22 23/08/2022 Leontin-Nicolae CACUCI 1989   Mărgineni, Gherla, Galați, Giurgiu, Slobozia and Arad Prisons 22/10/2018 pending More than 7 year(s) and 1 month(s) and 4 day(s)       25623/23 14/07/2023 Daniel Alexandru SBENGHECI 1975   Pelendava Prison 23/12/2019 pending More than 5 year(s) and 10 month(s) and 22 day(s)       22450/24 22/07/2024 Andrei-Daniel SIMESCU 1995   Târgu Jiu, Arad and Craiova Prisons 01/07/2020 pending More than 5 year(s) and 4 month(s) and 24 day(s)       23920/24 13/08/2024 Mădălin REZEANU 1999   Teleorman County Police Station; Giurgiu and Jilava Prisons; Jilava Prison Hospital 29/06/2020 pending More than 5 year(s) and 4 month(s) and 27 day(s)       24356/24 09/08/2024 Ion-Nicu ONUŢ 1980   Rahova, Iași and Botoșani Prisons 03/04/2024 pending More than 1 year(s) and 7 month(s) and 22 day(s)       24823/24 20/08/2024 Marcel-Ilie ROB 1983   Maramureș County Police Station; Gherla and Baia Mare Prisons 17/06/2023 pending More than 2 year(s) and 5 month(s) and 8 day(s)       24858/24 20/08/2024 Ionuţ-Cristian SIMION 1979   Argeș County Police Station; Mioveni, Rahova, Pelendava and Găești Prisons 09/04/2011 pending More than 14 year(s) and 7 month(s) and 16 day(s)       24884/24 20/08/2024 Istvan-Tibor PAL 1993   Satu Mare and Oradea Prison 13/10/2023 pending More than 2 year(s) and 1 month(s) and 12 day(s)       24892/24 14/08/2024 Amar ROMAN 1976   Rahova, Botoșani, Jilava and Găești Prisons 25/08/2023 pending More than 2 year(s) and 3 month(s)     24945/24 06/08/2024 Ilie POPOV-CHITUCEA 1999   Tulcea, Rahova, Poarta Albă and Giurgiu Prisons 25/10/2019 pending More than 6 year(s) and 1 month(s)     25229/24 28/08/2024 Constantin-Andrei RĂCHITĂ 1992   Rahova, Vaslui and Botoșani Prisons 12/12/2023 pending More than 1 year(s) and 11 month(s) and 13 day(s)     25416/24 22/08/2024 Alexandru-Ionuţ SZABO 1998   Arad Prison 25/09/2021 pending More than 4 year(s) and 2 month(s)     25424/24 27/08/2024 Daniel-Iulian VOICU 1990   Craiova and Pelendava Prisons 20/10/2022 pending More than 3 year(s) and 1 month(s) and 5 day(s)     25431/24 27/08/2024 Valentin RADU 1968   Mioveni and Mărgineni Prisons 17/10/2022 pending More than 3 year(s) and 1 month(s) and 8 day(s)     25627/24 27/08/2024 Gheorghe REBECA 1976   Codlea, Rahova, Mărgineni, Miercurea Ciuc and Aiud Prisons 19/01/2024 pending More than 1 year(s) and 10 month(s) and 6 day(s)     25681/24 30/08/2024 Constantin-Daniel SFARC 1987   Tulcea Prison 19/01/2024 pending More than 1 year(s) and 10 month(s) and 6 day(s)     26010/24 07/09/2024 Gabriel-Marian ŞAPTEFRAŢI 1979   Prahova County Police Station; Mioveni Prison; Jilava Prison Hospital 18/04/2019 pending More than 6 year(s) and 7 month(s) and 7 day(s)     26506/24 10/09/2024 Nicolae-Adrian ONISEI 1967   Suceava County Police Station; Bacău, Iași, Giurgiu, Miercurea Ciuc and Brăila Prisons 08/12/2021 pending More than 3 year(s) and 11 month(s) and 17 day(s)     26514/24 10/09/2024 Marcel TUDORACHE 1994   Arad Prison 18/10/2021 pending More than 2 year(s) and 11 month(s) and 6 day(s)     8503/25 26/02/2025 József KALÁNYOS 1965   Miercurea Ciuc, Codlea and Bistrița Prisons 06/05/2021 pending More than 4 year(s) and 6 month(s) and 21 day(s)     12235/25 15/04/2025 George Mihăiţă ISTRATE 1977   Bucharest-Rahova, Mărgineni and Giurgiu Prisons 05/09/2007 pending More than 17 year(s) and 7 month(s) and 19 day(s)     13911/25 17/04/2025 Lajos FURUS 1991   Aiud Prison 29/08/2024 pending More than 8 month(s) and 14 day(s)     14876/25 05/05/2025 Gigi-Daniel CONSTANTIN 1975   Giurgiu Prison 12/05/2019 pending More than 6 year(s) and 10 day(s)     14880/25 05/05/2025 Alexandru MAVRICHIE 1989   Giurgiu Prison 30/12/2021 pending More than 3 year(s) and 4 month(s) and 22 day(s)     14900/25 05/05/2025 Florian-Ică CHIŞU 1988   Craiova and Pelendava Prisons 09/04/2024 pending More than 1 year(s) and 1 month(s) and 11 day(s)     15327/25 12/05/2025 Gheorghe MITAN 1994   Codlea Prison 31/07/2024 pending More than 1 year(s) and 3 month(s) and 13 day(s)     15595/25 12/05/2025 Robert Costinel DUMITRAŞCU 1997   Craiova, Pelendava and Drobeta-Turnu Severin Prisons 13/06/2019 pending More than 6 year(s) and 5 month(s) and 12 day(s)     16185/25 19/05/2025 Florin-Petrică CĂLIN 1982   Rahova and Craiova Prisons 05/12/2024 pending More than 11 month(s) and 27 day(s)     16443/25 15/05/2025 Raul-Gheorghe DĂRĂBAN 1997   Oradea Prison 29/08/2021 pending More than 4 year(s) and 1 month(s) and 29 day(s)     17257/25 29/05/2025 Alexandru-Cosmin COJOCARU 1989   Timișoara and Deva Prisons 01/11/2024 pending More than 1 year(s) and 3 day(s)     18607/25 11/06/2025 Ionuţ-Andreeas KELEMEN 2005   Mioveni Prison 27/03/2025 pending More than 2 month(s) and 29 day(s)     18854/25 28/05/2025 Carol FOGARAŞI 1993   Arad Prison 07/12/2021 pending More than 3 year(s) and 6 month(s) and 28 day(s)     18963/25 15/06/2025 Marius-Iulian COCOŞ 1999   Craiova Prison 03/01/2023 pending More than 2 year(s) and 5 month(s) and 24 day(s)     20028/25 18/06/2025 Albert DACZO 1984   Miercurea-Ciuc and Gherla Prisons 02/10/2024 pending More than 1 year(s) and 1 month(s) and 2 day(s)     20034/25 25/06/2025 Cornel DIDIN 1981   Slobozia and Tulcea Prisons; Rahova Prison Hospital 04/08/2021 pending More than 4 year(s) and 2 month(s) and 26 day(s)     20184/25 24/06/2025 Costel MIHAI 1973   Botoșani Prison 24/06/2025 pending More than 3 month(s) and 3 day(s)     20315/25 26/06/2025 Iosif-Adrian KOVACSINSZKI 1986   Arad County Police Station, Arad, Deva and Timișoara Prisons 16/06/2021 pending More than 4 year(s) and 4 month(s) and 9 day(s)     20333/25 26/06/2025 Gabriel SELEJAN 1977   Arad and Timișoara Prisons 12/09/2014 pending More than 11 year(s) and 1 month(s) and 13 day(s)     20435/25 30/06/2025 Valentin PREDA 1979   Slobozia, Craiova and Giurgiu Prisons; Jilava Prison Hospital 18/08/2020 pending More than 5 year(s) and 2 month(s) and 7 day(s)     20762/25 01/07/2025 Valentin-Ionel VLAD 2000   Craiova and Drobeta-Turnu Severin Prisons 27/06/2022 pending More than 3 year(s) and 19 day(s)     21191/25 01/07/2025 Gheorghe VOINEA 1988   Aiud Prison 01/01/2020 pending More than 5 year(s) and 9 month(s) and 24 day(s)     21200/25 26/05/2025 Costel VIȘAN 1982   Arad Prison 13/03/2024 pending More than 1 year(s) and 7 month(s) and 12 day(s)     21237/25 30/06/2025 Ionuț- Marius COSMA 2003   Sibiu and Brașov Police Departments; Coldea, Aiud and Miercurea-Ciuc Prisons 18/09/2022 pending More than 3 year(s) and 1 month(s) and 18 day(s)     21766/25 29/05/2025 Sali MUSTAFA 1983   Rahova Prison; Jilava and Mioveni Prison Hospitals 01/10/2024 pending More than 1 year(s) and 28 day(s)     21849/25 08/07/2025 Vasile-Eugen CIOBRA 1988   Satu-Mare Prison 02/11/2023 pending More than 1 year(s) and 8 month(s) and 21 day(s)     21886/25 07/07/2025 Daniel ŢUŢUDAN 1977   Craiova Prison; Jilava, Rahova, Dej and Mioveni Prison Hospitals 17/05/2024 pending More than 1 year(s) and 5 month(s) and 11 day(s)     22492/25 14/07/2025 Marian BALGIU 1979   Giurgiu Prison 28/03/2024 pending More than 1 year(s) and 6 month(s) and 27 day(s)     22531/25 11/07/2025 Florin ROSTAȘ 1985   Oradea, Arad, Satu Mare, Timișoara and Bistrița Prisons; Dej and Mioveni Prison Hospitals 22/06/2016 pending More than 9 year(s) and 4 month(s) and 3 day(s)     22944/25 14/07/2025 István-Sándor VARGA 1987   Oradea Prison 02/02/2016 pending More than 9 year(s) and 5 month(s) and 29 day(s)     23393/25 16/07/2025 Stelian-Ilie PETRE 1990   Giurgiu County Police Station; Giurgiu Prison 02/08/2022 pending More than 3 year(s) and 2 month(s) and 23 day(s)     24228/25 28/07/2025 Ferencz CIURCUI 1987   Târgu-Mureș and Găești prisons 24/09/2021 pending More than 3 year(s) and 10 month(s) and 19 day(s)     24229/25 24/07/2025 Lucian Bogdan TOPORAN 1988   Arad Prison 18/01/2024 pending More than 1 year(s) and 9 month(s) and 7 day(s)     24819/25 01/08/2025 Lucian ZANELI 1989   Bihor County Police Station; Gherla and Baia Mare Prisons 02/06/2022 pending More than 3 year(s) and 4 month(s) and 26 day(s)     25993/25 11/08/2025 Ilie-Daniel LUMÎNĂROIU 1979   Râmnicu Vâlcea Police Station, Mioveni and Târgu-Jiu Prisons 01/12/2022 pending More than 2 year(s) and 8 month(s) and 27 day(s)     26371/25 14/08/2025 Viorel COȘCODAR 1981   Aiud Prison 29/03/2024 pending More than 1 year(s) and 6 month(s) and 29 day(s)     26626/25 18/08/2025 Mihăiţă-Marian STAN 1987   Craiova and Giurgiu Prisons 16/06/2023 pending More than 2 year(s) and 4 month(s) and 12 day(s)     27292/25 21/08/2025 Amarildu-Cezar ROSTAȘ 1980   Botoșani Prison 24/07/2020 pending More than 5 year(s) and 3 month(s) and 4 day(s)     27425/25 26/08/2025 Simion SOLOMON 1989   Botoșani Prison 21/05/2025 pending More than 3 month(s) and 19 day(s)     27490/25 21/08/2025 Tudor-Cristian UNGUREANU 1972   Tulcea, Poarta Albă, Slobozia, Rahova, and Giurgiu Prisons; Poarta Albă Prison Hospital 06/03/2023 pending More than 2 year(s) and 6 month(s) and 11 day(s)     29770/25 19/09/2025 Valentin MÎȚĂ 1997   Mărgineni and Ploiești Prisons 15/02/2024 pending More than 1 year(s) and 8 month(s) and 13 day(s)