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FOURTH SECTION
DECISION
Application no. 37224/22
Leontin-Nicolae CACUCI 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 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) |