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FOURTH SECTION
DECISION
Application no. 1087/23
Vasile AVĂDANEI against Romania
and 59 other applications
(see appended table)
The European Court of Human Rights (Fourth Section), sitting on 18 December 2025 as a Committee composed of:
Anne Louise Bormann, President,
Sebastian Răduleţu,
András Jakab, judges,
and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,
Having regard to the above applications lodged on the various dates indicated in the appended table,
Having deliberated, decides as follows:
FACTS AND PROCEDURE
The list of applicants and the relevant information is set out in the appended table.
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 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 |
1087/23 18/04/2023 | Vasile AVĂDANEI 1979 | Iași and Botoșani Prisons 24/02/2021 pending More than 4 years and 8 months | ||
1990/23 28/04/2023 | Constantin Daniel FLORESCU 1984 | Constanța (Poarta Albă), Bucharest‑Rahova, Mioveni, Craiova and Târgu-Jiu Prisons; Constanța (Poarta Albă) and Bucharest‑Rahova Prison Hospitals 22/12/2020 pending More than 4 years and 10 months and 22 days | ||
3159/23 09/01/2023 | Denis-Alexandru NICULAE 1996 | Târgoviște Police Station; Mărgineni, Giurgiu, Ploiești, Mioveni and Găești Prisons 14/09/2019 pending More than 6 years and 1 month and 30 days | ||
3539/23 07/02/2023 | Stelian-Adrian COSTIN 1988 | Galați and Brăila Prisons 06/03/2019 pending More than 6 years and 7 months and 30 days | ||
3543/23 13/03/2023 | Dumitru CĂSĂNEANU 1950 | Galați, Brăila and Tulcea Prisons 21/03/2021 pending More than 4 years and 7 months and 28 days | ||
4205/23 13/02/2023 | Viorel COVACI 1975 | Focșani, Mărgineni, Giurgiu, Brăila and Tulcea Prisons 21/10/2020 pending More than 5 years and 7 days | ||
4353/23 14/02/2023 | Ciprian DUMITRU 1984 | Vaslui Police Station; Vaslui Prison 10/08/2020 pending More than 5 years and 3 months and 9 days | ||
5236/23 12/04/2023 | Vasile HREHORIUC 1969 | Găești, Botoșani, Iași Prisons 24/12/2006 pending More than 18 years and 10 months and 5 days | ||
5404/23 23/02/2023 | Viorel FLOREA 1981 | Focșani Prison 23/08/2022 pending More than 6 months and 13 days | ||
6826/23 08/03/2023 | Tudorel-Dorian DOBREA 1991 | Galați Police Station, Galați Prison 24/05/2022 pending More than 11 months and 17 days | ||
7025/23 08/03/2023 | Nicolae COSTIȚA 1988 | Galați Police Station, Tulcea and Galați Prisons 11/05/2022 pending More than 1 year | ||
7843/23 15/03/2023 | Vasile Dumitru DAN 1980 | Bucharest Police Center, Bucharest-Rahova and Ploiești Prisons 28/12/2021 pending More than 3 years and 10 months | ||
8326/23 09/03/2023 | Gabriel-Alexandru DRĂGHICEANU 2000 | Craiova and Pelendava Prisons 25/11/2021 pending More than 3 years and 11 months and 26 days | ||
9433/23 24/05/2023 | Cristian CHIRIAC 1979 | Galați, Slobozia, Brăila, Constanța (Poarta Albă) Prisons 11/10/2012 pending More than 13 years and 1 month and 7 days | ||
9439/23 12/09/2023 | Nicolae DRĂGHICI 1993 | Bucharest-Jilava, Bucharest-Rahova and Găești Prisons 05/08/2021 pending More than 2 years and 2 months and 2 days | ||
9506/23 07/04/2023 | Daniel-Alex CIOARA 1999 | Bucharest-Rahova, Poarta Albă, Oradea, Timișoara and Satu Mare Prisons 07/09/2021 pending More than 4 years and 1 month and 30 days | ||
10575/23 29/03/2023 | Elvis FLOREA 1981 | Bucharest Central Arrest; Bucharest‑Rahova, Bucharest-Jilava prisons 08/03/2022 pending More than 3 years and 8 months and 11 days | ||
10608/23 17/08/2023 | Florin FĂTU 1978 | Poarta Albă (Valu lui Traian), Galați and Slobozia Prisons 08/09/2020 pending More than 5 years and 2 months and 11 days | ||
10619/23 29/03/2023 | George-Daniel CONSTANTIN 1989 | Bucharest-Rahova and Bucharest‑Jilava Prisons 06/10/2021 pending More than 4 years and 30 days | ||
10786/23 03/04/2023 | Preda OPREA 1950 | Mioveni and Găești Prisons 13/03/2016 pending More than 9 years and 8 months | ||
10854/23 11/04/2023 | Denisia CUZA 1966 | Târgșor Prison 20/07/2020 pending More than 5 years and 3 months and 11 days | ||
11336/23 11/04/2023 | Ştefan CUZA 1986 | Bucharest-Rahova, Craiova and Mărgineni Prisons 07/09/2020 pending More than 5 years and 1 month and 24 days | ||
11480/23 23/05/2023 | Constantin MILITARU 1957 | Craiova (Pelendava) Prison 31/03/2022 pending More than 3 years and 7 months and 13 days | ||
11903/23 20/06/2023 | Cosmin-Romică COCOŞ 1991 | Vaslui, Arad, Timișoara and Drobeta‑Turnu Severin Prisons 23/12/2019 pending More than 5 years and 10 months and 14 days | ||
13312/23 18/05/2023 | Ioan-George CHIVU 1980 | Rahova and Jilava Prisons 27/09/2018 pending More than 4 years and 8 months and 14 days | ||
14424/23 20/06/2023 | Marian BĂNUC 1986 | Bănuc Geta Galați | Galați and Brăila Prisons 23/02/2023 pending More than 2 years and 8 months and 5 days | |
16417/23 10/05/2023 | Marius-Robert MARIN 1988 | Mărgineni, Găești, Craiova, Mioveni and Ploiești Prisons 01/03/2021 pending More than 4 years and 7 months and 29 days | ||
18906/23 21/06/2023 | Neculai COVACIU 1973 | Bucharest-Jilava Prison 06/02/2007 pending More than 18 years and 8 months and 30 days | ||
19271/23 19/06/2023 | Marian-Valentin ILIE 1996 | Giurgiu Police Station; Giurgiu and Mioveni Prisons 21/04/2001 pending More than 24 years and 6 months and 8 days | ||
19283/23 17/08/2023 | Radian COJOCARU 1986 | Iași Prison 01/01/2021 pending More than 4 years and 10 months and 3 days | ||
19368/23 23/06/2023 | Levente-Karoly COCOI 1986 | Târgu-Mureș, Gherla, Baia Mare and Bistrița Prisons 18/02/2022 pending More than 3 years and 8 months and 24 days | ||
19571/23 13/06/2023 | Razvan DINU 1977 | Bucharest Police Detention Center; Giurgiu and Bucharest-Rahova Prisons 20/10/2022 pending More than 3 years and 1 month | ||
20078/23 31/08/2023 | Adiel-Cristian CONSTANTIN 1985 | Arad and Giurgiu Prisons 23/09/2020 pending More than 5 years and 1 month and 13 days | ||
20490/23 12/06/2023 | Bogdan CROITORIU 1977 | Croitoriu Ana‑Maria Bogdana | Bacău Police Station, Bacău, Slobozia and Tulcea Prisons 15/03/2021 pending More than 4 years and 7 months and 16 days | |
20523/23 20/06/2023 | Gheorghe FETCO 1970 | Gherla and Baia Mare Prisons 01/01/2021 pending More than 4 years and 10 months and 18 days | ||
21877/23 12/07/2023 | Florian CURTE 1976 | Craiova Prison 18/03/2022 pending More than 3 years and 7 months and 13 days | ||
22181/23 30/06/2023 | Ioan-Vasile SUBŢIRELU 1966 | Drobeta-Turnu Severin, Aiud and Codlea Prisons 30/09/2020 pending More than 5 years and 1 month and 1 day | ||
23495/23 11/08/2023 | Ion CORNEA 1978 | Mioveni (Colibași) Prison 28/02/2025 pending More than 8 months and 8 days | ||
24239/23 30/06/2023 | Vasile NEAGU 1981 | Brașov Police Station; Codlea Prison 21/03/2023 pending More than 2 years and 7 months and 23 days | ||
24608/23 27/07/2023 | Andrei-Anton VERDEŞ 1986 | Satu-Mare, Oradea and Arad Prisons 01/07/2014 pending More than 11 years and 4 months and 17 days | ||
25600/23 27/07/2023 | Răzvan-Florin CIUBAN 1994 | Gherla, Baia Mare and Deva prisons 14/01/2020 pending More than 5 years and 9 months and 28 days | ||
25622/23 19/06/2023 | Gabriel-Ionuţ CIACA 1993 | Alba Police Station; Bistrița and Gherla Prisons 09/05/2022 pending More than 3 years and 6 months and 2 days | ||
25684/23 19/06/2023 | Marin VASILESCU 1980 | Mărgineni and Mioveni Prisons 20/05/2019 pending More than 6 years and 5 months and 22 days | ||
26670/23 24/08/2023 | Marcel LUPŞA 1964 | Arad prison 26/08/2022 pending More than 3 years and 2 months and 5 days | ||
28139/23 11/07/2023 | Bogdan-Nicolae CIOLAN 1985 | Bucharest Railway Police; Bucharest‑Rahova, Bucharest-Jilava, Mioveni and Găești Prisons 28/06/2019 pending More than 6 years and 4 months | ||
28200/23 23/08/2023 | Vlad-Gabriel SABĂU 1994 | Slobozia, Giurgiu and Tulcea Prisons 17/12/2020 pending More than 4 years and 11 months and 2 days | ||
28969/23 16/08/2023 | Sorin COSTANDACHE 2001 | Bacău Police Station; Bacău and Giurgiu Prisons 16/01/2021 pending More than 3 years and 3 months and 27 days | ||
29130/23 22/08/2023 | Laurenţiu-Nicolae FILIP 1989 | Mioveni and Tîrgu-Jiu Prisons 21/03/2023 pending More than 2 years and 7 months and 29 days | ||
29669/23 01/11/2023 | Florin CIOBANU 1986 | Târgoviște Police Station; Mărgineni Prison 26/09/2021 pending More than 4 years and 1 month and 16 days | ||
29774/23 18/09/2023 | Stelică FLOREA 1977 | Galați and Brăila Prisons 15/02/2023 pending More than 2 years and 8 months and 30 days | ||
30310/23 05/09/2023 | Vasile-Gabriel FECHETE 1992 | Baia-Mare and Gherla Prisons 19/04/2022 pending More than 3 years and 6 months and 10 days | ||
30586/23 24/08/2023 | Ioan-Cristian DRAGOŞ 1993 | Gherla and Baia Mare Prisons; Bucharest-Jilava Prison Hospital 01/11/2019 pending More than 5 years and 11 months and 28 days | ||
30722/23 16/01/2024 | Ștefan FODOR 1977 | Bucharest Central Arrest; Bucharest‑Rahova and Mărgineni Prisons 12/03/2012 pending More than 13 years and 8 months and 2 days | ||
31334/23 01/08/2023 | Angel-Alin CIOVÎNĂ 1990 | Giurgiu and Bucharest-Jilava Prisons 25/04/2014 pending More than 11 years and 6 months and 17 days | ||
32414/23 05/10/2023 | Vasile ZGLOBIU 1971 | Vaslui and Iași Police Stations; Iași and Arad Prisons; Iași Prison Hospital 29/10/2019 pending More than 6 years and 20 days | ||
33261/23 26/10/2023 | Vasile-Cristian FARKAS 1993 | Baia Mare and Gherla Prisons 20/12/2022 pending More than 2 years and 11 months | ||
33377/23 09/10/2023 | Ionel FERARU 1990 | Giurgiu Police; Ploiești and Giurgiu Prisons 23/10/2022 pending More than 3 years and 28 days | ||
34157/23 03/10/2023 | Alexandru-Florin ZAROSCHI 1994 | Mărgineni and Ploiești prisons 31/05/2022 pending More than 3 years and 5 months and 18 days | ||
34460/23 04/09/2023 | Nelu ARMANU 1984 | Galați, Brăila, Miercurea-Ciuc, Bacău and Vaslui Prisons 20/05/2020 pending More than 5 years and 5 months and 4 days | ||
35220/23 10/10/2023 | Costel DIMACHE 2002 | Vaslui Police Station; Vaslui, Bacău, Iași and Brăila Prisons 14/02/2022 pending More than 3 years and 9 months and 6 days |