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FOURTH SECTION
DECISION
Application no. 35251/23
Ovidiu-Constantin CONŢ 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 |
35251/23 17/11/2023 | Ovidiu-Constantin CONŢ 1983 | Baia Mare Prison 22/06/2023 pending More than 2 year(s) and 4 month(s) and 14 day(s) | |
35606/23 25/10/2023 | Nelu DASCĂLU 1976 | Iași, Botoșani and Vaslui Prisons 11/07/2018 pending More than 7 year(s) and 3 month(s) and 17 day(s) | |
36658/23 23/10/2023 | Daniel-Viliu UŢĂ 1973 | Teleorman Police Station; Giurgiu and Mioveni Prisons 25/07/2020 pending More than 5 year(s) and 3 month(s) and 17 day(s) | |
37865/23 08/11/2023 | Neculai DONOSE 1975 | Galați and Brăila Prisons 26/12/2022 pending More than 2 year(s) and 10 month(s) and 25 day(s) | |
38333/23 22/12/2023 | Mihail-Florin ION 1976 | Mioveni, Giurgiu and Găești Prisons 03/12/2021 pending More than 3 year(s) and 10 month(s) and 26 day(s) | |
38525/23 14/11/2023 | Gheorghe-Nicolae DIHOIU-BLOJ 1979 | Brașov Police and Codlea Prison 28/06/2023 pending More than 2 year(s) and 4 month(s) and 23 day(s) | |
38528/23 14/11/2023 | Pavel Ionuţ DRAGLA 1996 | Gherla and Arad Prisons 30/09/2019 pending More than 6 year(s) and 1 month(s) and 21 day(s) | |
39278/23 19/12/2023 | Ferdonel ROMAN 1961 | Craiova Prison 13/06/2023 pending More than 2 year(s) and 5 month(s) and 1 day(s) | |
39283/23 22/11/2023 | Costel CIORNEI 1966 | Iași, Botoșani, Găești and Tîrgu-Ocna Prisons 09/04/2009 pending More than 16 year(s) and 7 month(s) and 2 day(s) | |
39543/23 27/11/2023 | Dorin ROZOREA 1975 | Codlea, Aiud and Mărgineni Prisons 28/07/2023 pending More than 2 year(s) and 3 month(s) and 23 day(s) | |
39905/23 16/01/2024 | Ioan DROANĂ 1971 | Giurgiu prison 15/09/2021 pending More than 4 year(s) and 2 month(s) and 5 day(s) | |
40467/23 15/01/2024 | Nicolae CRISTOLOVEANU 1969 | Codlea, Miercurea-Ciuc, Aiud, Ploiești and Găești Prisons 10/12/2015 pending More than 9 year(s) and 10 month(s) and 20 day(s) | |
40607/23 01/02/2023 | Laszlo Ştefan CZIKA 1971 | Aiud and Oradea Prisons 05/08/2021 pending More than 2 year(s) and 5 month(s) and 27 day(s) | |
40768/23 27/12/2023 | Alexandru-Pipicu DANCS 1978 | Arad, Gherla, Baia Mare, Bistrița, Aiud and Oradea Prisons; Dej Prison Hospital and Bucharest-Jilava Prison Hospital 10/09/2015 pending More than 10 year(s) and 1 month(s) and 21 day(s) | |
41136/23 19/12/2023 | Marcel DUMITRU 1959 | Drobeta - Turnu Severin, Mioveni, Ploiești, Mărgineni and Găești Prisons 15/01/2021 pending More than 4 year(s) and 10 month(s) and 5 day(s) | |
41670/23 23/01/2024 | Gheorghe TĂNASE 1964 | Giurgiu and Mioveni Prisons 18/10/2022 pending More than 3 year(s) and 13 day(s) | |
42088/23 22/03/2024 | Gheorghe FULGA 1999 | Giurgiu, Bucharest-Jilava Prisons; Bucharest-Jilava Prison Hospital 28/04/2023 pending More than 2 year(s) and 6 month(s) and 17 day(s) | |
42608/23 25/09/2023 | Zsolt-Csaba ERLI 1985 | Baia Mare, Gherla and Oradea Prisons 11/02/2016 pending More than 9 year(s) and 8 month(s) and 18 day(s) | |
42689/23 17/11/2023 | Laszlo TAMAS-LUPUI 1975 | Gherla, Baia Mare and Timișoara Prisons; Dej Prison Hospital 09/07/2021 pending More than 4 year(s) and 3 month(s) and 22 day(s) | |
3692/24 22/01/2024 | Cătălin FURDUI 1982 | Argeș Police Station; Mioveni Prison 09/02/2023 pending More than 2 year(s) and 9 month(s) and 6 day(s) | |
4485/24 02/02/2024 | Mihai CODREANU 1968 | Brașov Police Station; Codlea Prison 01/09/2023 pending More than 2 year(s) and 2 month(s) and 10 day(s) | |
4706/24 05/02/2024 | Sergiu-Cosmin-Ilie CĂTINEAN 1999 | Gherla, Bistrița, Târgu-Mureș and Deva Prisons 25/01/2023 pending More than 2 year(s) and 9 month(s) and 25 day(s) | |
4884/24 08/02/2024 | Mirel DÎLĂ 1996 | Drobeta-Turnu Severin Police Station; Arad and Drobeta-Turnu Severin Prisons 15/10/2019 pending More than 6 year(s) and 1 month(s) and 6 day(s) | |
4951/24 01/02/2024 | Adrian CIOCLEA 1994 | Dâmbovița Police Station; Mărgineni and Mioveni Prisons 22/02/2023 pending More than 2 year(s) and 8 month(s) and 22 day(s) | |
7077/24 26/02/2024 | Constantin BEJAN 1990 | Iași, Bucharest-Rahova, Botoșani, Tulcea, Gherla and Găești Prisons 28/03/2009 pending More than 16 year(s) and 7 month(s) | |
8259/24 05/03/2024 | Costache CRISTEA 1959 | Bucharest-Rahova and Bucharest-Jilava Prisons 24/10/2022 pending More than 3 year(s) and 11 day(s) | |
8631/24 08/03/2024 | Florentin COVRIG 1974 | Iași Prison 09/06/2022 pending More than 3 year(s) and 4 month(s) and 27 day(s) | |
10112/24 22/03/2024 | Ciprian BALINTFI 1992 | Oradea and Satu Mare Prisons 30/03/2021 pending More than 4 year(s) and 6 month(s) and 24 day(s) | |
10122/24 27/03/2024 | David TRANCIOVEANU 1953 | Mioveni, Giurgiu and Găești Prisons 01/01/2020 pending More than 5 year(s) and 10 month(s) and 4 day(s) | |
10643/24 28/03/2024 | Gabriel-Lucian DAVID 1984 | Giurgiu, Mărgineni and Găești Prisons 23/05/2022 pending More than 3 year(s) and 5 month(s) and 12 day(s) | |
11162/24 08/04/2024 | Luca FLUERAŞ 1957 | Bistrița and Gherla Prisons 20/07/2021 pending More than 4 year(s) and 3 month(s) and 26 day(s) | |
11489/24 10/04/2024 | Ionuț-Cosmin ENUCA 1989 | Craiova prison 10/04/2024 pending More than 1 year(s) and 7 month(s) and 11 day(s) | |
12549/24 28/02/2024 | Valentin CONSTANTIN 1976 | Craiova Prison 22/07/2024 pending More than 1 year(s) and 3 month(s) and 14 day(s) | |
13113/24 23/04/2024 | Petre BUTOI 1972 | Brașov Police Station; Codlea and Aiud Prisons 22/03/2021 pending More than 4 year(s) and 7 month(s) and 6 day(s) | |
14413/24 30/04/2024 | Pier-Antonio-Constantin URECHE 1996 | Bacău, Bucharest-Jilava, Gherla and Iași Prisons 03/10/2022 pending More than 3 year(s) and 1 month(s) and 10 day(s) | |
14421/24 08/05/2024 | Daniel Constantin FĂNICĂ 1977 | Giurgiu Police Station; Giurgiu, Timișoara, Bucharest-Jilava Prisons; Bucharest-Rahova Prison Hospital 12/07/2018 pending More than 7 year(s) and 4 month(s) and 13 day(s) | |
14729/24 13/05/2024 | Andrei CUBIC 2002 | Botoșani, Gherla, Mărgineni and Aiud Prisons 28/11/2022 pending More than 2 year(s) and 11 month(s) and 3 day(s) | |
15287/24 20/05/2024 | Mircea-Marcel RUS 1986 | Alba Police Station; Gherla and Bistrița Prisons 04/09/2020 pending More than 5 year(s) and 2 month(s) and 17 day(s) | |
15495/24 24/05/2024 | Cătălin MARIN 1972 | Rahova and Giurgiu Prisons 28/06/2023 pending More than 2 year(s) and 4 month(s) and 2 day(s) | |
15500/24 16/05/2024 | Radu-Leontin DULA 1973 | Timișoara, Arad, Aiud, Bucharest-Rahova and Ploiești Prisons; Bucharest-Jilava Prison Hospital, Dej Prison Hospital, Târgu-Ogna Prison Hospital 14/11/2017 pending More than 7 year(s) and 11 month(s) and 15 day(s) | |
15894/24 21/05/2024 | Gabriel-Cristian CHIȚU 1976 | Mărgineni and Bucharest-Rahova Prisons 21/08/2023 pending More than 2 year(s) and 2 month(s) and 23 day(s) | |
15903/24 16/05/2024 | Alexandru-Cristian FLEŞER 1988 | Giurgiu Prison 05/01/2022 pending More than 3 year(s) and 10 month(s) and 16 day(s) | |
15915/24 21/05/2024 | Andrei-Eugen CHIȚU 1987 | Gherla, Rahova and Mărgineni prisons 21/08/2023 Pending More than 2 year(s) and 2 month(s) and 29 day(s) | |
15952/24 21/05/2024 | Adrian-Claudiu COSTEA 1976 | Oradea, Baia Mare, Satu Mare, Aiud, Târgu-Mureș and Drobeta-Turnu Severin Prisons 22/11/2021 pending More than 3 year(s) and 11 month(s) and 14 day(s) | |
16136/24 24/05/2024 | Daniel COJENEL 1985 | Slobozia Prison 24/05/2024 pending More than 1 year(s) and 5 month(s) and 4 day(s) | |
17907/24 14/06/2024 | Petre GRANCEA 1962 | Mioveni and Găești Prisons 13/06/2016 pending More than 9 year(s) and 4 month(s) and 16 day(s) | |
18268/24 18/06/2024 | István GÖRBE 1972 | Harghita Police Detention Center; Miercurea Ciuc, Arad and Deva Prisons; Dej Prison Hospital 01/03/2021 pending More than 4 year(s) and 7 month(s) and 28 day(s) | |
18887/24 26/06/2024 | Costică CHIRIAC 1979 | Deva, Arad, Timișoara Prisons: Dej Prison Hosptial, Mioveni Prison Hospital 01/08/2023 pending More than 1 year(s) and 7 month(s) and 11 day(s) | |
19842/24 27/06/2024 | Ionel-Florin DRĂGOIU 1981 | Mărgineni and Mioveni Prisons 26/02/2024 pending More than 1 year(s) and 8 month(s) and 26 day(s) | |
19966/24 09/07/2024 | Sorin-Toma CHIRILUŞ 1902 | Bacău Police Station; Bacău, Brăila, Găești and Bucharest-Jilava Prisons 02/02/2023 pending More than 2 year(s) and 9 month(s) and 17 day(s) | |
20080/24 26/06/2024 | Ioan-Daniel MELCIU 1979 | Oradea County Police Station and Oradea Prison 19/06/2021 pending More than 4 year(s) and 4 month(s) and 11 day(s) | |
21078/24 15/07/2024 | Andrei Ionuț DASCĂLU 1987 | Găești Prison 15/07/2024 pending More than 1 year(s) and 3 month(s) and 20 day(s) | |
21852/24 22/07/2024 | Florian DUMITRU 1980 | Bucharest Central Arrest; Mărgineni, Bucharest-Rahova, Bucharest-Jilava, Giurgiu Prisons; Jilava and Mioveni Prison Hospitals 28/04/2021 pending More than 4 year(s) and 6 month(s) and 24 day(s) | |
22151/24 23/07/2024 | Ionel COJOCARU 1977 | Vaslui, Drobeta-Turnu Severin, Bucharest-Jilava, Giurgiu, Ploiești, Bacău, Mioveni, Arad, Tulcea, Aiud, Oradea, Mărgineni, Botoșani, Codlea, and Galați Prisons; Bucharest-Rahova, Dej and Mioveni Prison Hospitals. 02/01/2003 pending More than 22 year(s) and 10 month(s) and 2 day(s) | |
22569/24 17/07/2024 | Constantin CIOFU 1960 | Rahova, Arad, Timișoara Prisons; Dej Prison Hospital 31/08/2022 pending More than 3 year(s) and 2 month(s) and 13 day(s) | |
23036/24 01/08/2024 | Toader-Romeo-Augustin CIURAR 1983 | Bistrița, Oradea, Tg-Jiu, Aiud and Gherla Prisons. Dej Prison Hospital 28/12/2018 pending More than 6 year(s) and 10 month(s) | |
23062/24 01/08/2024 | Nicolae TRUŞCĂ 1954 | Bucharest-Rahova and Bucharest-Jilava Prisons 09/03/2022 pending More than 3 year(s) and 1 month(s) and 7 day(s) | |
23101/24 06/08/2024 | Florin-Emanuel COVACIU 2000 | Timișoara and Gherla Prisons 18/01/2023 pending More than 2 year(s) and 9 month(s) and 18 day(s) | |
23238/24 30/07/2024 | Gheorghe OBLEZNIUC 1978 | Gherla and Botoșani Prisons 28/04/2023 pending More than 2 year(s) and 6 month(s) and 18 day(s) | |
23331/24 01/08/2024 | Vasile-Cristian HARALAMBIE 1995 | Slobozia Prison 28/03/2024 pending More than 1 year(s) and 7 month(s) and 1 day(s) |