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FOURTH SECTION
DECISION
Application no. 3774/24
László KOLCZA 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 | Representative’s name and location | Facility Start and end date Duration |
3774/24 22/01/2024 | László KOLCZA 1957 | Găești, Codlea, Târgu Mureș, Miercurea Ciuc, Mărgineni, Arad and Aiud Prisons; Mioveni, Dej and Bucharest-Jilava Prison Hospitals 30/09/2009 pending More than 16 year(s) and 1 month(s) and 28 day(s) | ||
17851/24 13/06/2024 | Marius Ștefan POPESCU 1963 | Oancea Elena Craiova | Craiova Prison 09/02/2024 pending More than 7 month(s) and 17 day(s) | |
1653/25 24/12/2024 | Ştefan SCARLAT 1983 | Galați, Giurgiu and Brăila Prisons 26/08/2022 pending More than 3 year(s) and 2 month(s) and 25 day(s) | ||
4142/25 30/01/2025 | Róbert LÖRINCZ 1979 | Gherla, Miercurea Ciuc and Deva Prisons 24/12/2019 pending More than 5 year(s) and 10 month(s) and 22 day(s) | ||
4299/25 08/02/2025 | Marian CANDOI 1975 | Giurgiu Prison 01/10/2020 pending More than 5 year(s) and 1 month(s) and 5 day(s) | ||
4730/25 31/01/2025 | Marius-Augustin LĂCĂTUŞ 1990 | Bistrița-Năsăud County Police Station, and Gherla, Aiud, Iași and Bucharest-Rahova Prisons 01/01/2009 pending More than 16 year(s) and 10 month(s) and 14 day(s) | ||
5348/25 05/02/2025 | Jozsef-Zsolt DOMBI 1987 | Gherla Prison 17/12/2023 pending More than 1 year(s) and 10 month(s) and 21 day(s) | ||
5551/25 11/02/2025 | Alexandru STROE 1967 | Mioveni Prison 01/01/2020 pending More than 5 year(s) and 10 month(s) and 20 day(s) | ||
5616/25 13/02/2025 | Virgil-Constantin FIRAN 1980 | Craiova Prison 20/01/2025 pending More than 9 month(s) and 24 day(s) | ||
6143/25 17/02/2025 | István KOOS 1985 | Miercurea Ciuc and Deva Prisons 24/12/2019 pending More than 5 year(s) and 10 month(s) and 22 day(s) | ||
7198/25 14/02/2025 | Florian ILIE 1965 | Bucharest-Rahova and Bucharest-Jilava Prisons 13/06/2024 pending More than 1 year(s) and 5 month(s) and 1 day(s) | ||
7892/25 03/03/2025 | Cristian-Marian IORGA 1985 | Vaslui, Bacău, Focșani and Tulcea Prisons 07/04/2021 pending More than 4 year(s) and 7 month(s) and 7 day(s) | ||
8220/25 06/03/2025 | Ghiorghe ROMAN 1957 | Giurgiu, Bucharest-Jilava and Găești Prisons 03/03/2021 pending More than 4 year(s) and 8 month(s) and 17 day(s) | ||
8584/25 10/03/2025 | Benone RÎPĂ 1990 | Botoșani, Iași and Giurgiu Prisons 10/04/2017 pending More than 8 year(s) and 7 month(s) and 10 day(s) | ||
8600/25 05/03/2025 | Luca-Mihai LĂCĂTUŞ 1977 | Bucharest-Rahova and Gherla Prisons 15/11/2023 pending More than 2 year(s) | ||
8763/25 07/03/2025 | Marian VASILE 1973 | Constanța-Poarta Albă, Tulcea, Slobozia and Brăila Prisons; Constanța-Poarta Albă and Dej Prison Hospitals 14/10/2021 pending More than 4 year(s) and 1 month(s) and 8 day(s) | ||
8916/25 04/03/2025 | Silviu-Mihail LOGHIN 1969 | Botoșani Prison 22/07/2024 pending More than 8 month(s) and 3 day(s) | ||
8931/25 10/03/2025 | Eugen-Sorin BADARICĂ 1990 | Galați Prison 22/10/2020 pending More than 5 year(s) and 6 day(s) | ||
9274/25 18/03/2025 | Ionuţ-Alexandru DRAGOMIR 1990 | Brăila and Galați Prisons 17/03/2025 pending More than 7 month(s) and 25 day(s) | ||
9299/25 11/03/2025 | Ionuţ Mădălin PETRE 1992 | Mărgineni, Ploiești, Giurgiu and Aiud Prisons 01/01/2020 pending More than 5 year(s) and 10 month(s) and 18 day(s) | ||
9569/25 06/03/2025 | Cristian-Mihai GHERMAN 1984 | Găești, Bucharest-Rahova and Giurgiu Prisons 22/09/2022 pending More than 3 year(s) and 1 month(s) and 22 day(s) | ||
10124/25 13/03/2025 | Pavel MICAN 1957 | Gherla and Bistrița Prisons 19/06/2024 pending More than 1 year(s) and 4 month(s) and 27 day(s) | ||
10641/25 26/03/2025 | Adrian MIA 1998 | Galați Prison 01/04/2021 pending More than 4 year(s) and 7 month(s) and 14 day(s) | ||
11166/25 02/04/2025 | Petrică SCARLAT 1978 | Craiova and Craiova-Pelendava Prisons 29/10/2024 pending More than 1 year(s) and 22 day(s) | ||
11230/25 03/04/2025 | Silviu-Gabriel BĂLĂŞOIU 1980 | Mioveni and Găești Prisons 13/03/2023 pending More than 2 year(s) and 7 month(s) and 16 day(s) | ||
11292/25 04/04/2025 | Constantin MIHAI 1987 | Botoșani Prison 25/01/2024 pending More than 1 year(s) and 9 month(s) and 21 day(s) | ||
12063/25 08/04/2025 | Cosmin Ştefan BĂLTĂREŢU 1998 | Bucharest-Rahova and Giurgiu Prisons 21/03/2023 pending More than 2 year(s) and 7 month(s) and 8 day(s) | ||
12485/25 08/04/2025 | Marian-Ionuţ AMARIEI 1989 | Slobozia Prison and Constanța-Poarta Albă Prison Hospital 27/05/2022 pending More than 3 year(s) and 4 month(s) and 27 day(s) | ||
12511/25 09/04/2025 | Aurel-Ioan STOICA 1986 | Aiud and Deva Prisons 01/01/2019 pending More than 6 year(s) and 10 month(s) and 20 day(s) | ||
13126/25 17/04/2025 | Vasile BEJENARIU 1977 | Gherla Prison 17/04/2025 pending More than 21 day(s) | ||
14343/25 23/04/2025 | Francisc BUDAI 1986 | Satu Mare, Gherla, Aiud and Timișoara Prisons 23/12/2019 pending More than 5 year(s) and 4 month(s) and 21 day(s) | ||
14345/25 30/04/2025 | Aurel BUŞILĂ 1982 | Botoșani, Bacău and Tulcea Prisons 10/10/2023 pending More than 2 year(s) and 26 day(s) | ||
14348/25 29/04/2025 | Viorel NICODIM-BELCIU 1986 | Giurgiu, Bucharest-Rahova and Bucharest-Jilava Prisons 02/08/2018 pending More than 7 year(s) and 3 month(s) and 17 day(s) | ||
14750/25 05/05/2025 | Costel-Sorin BURCICĂ 1992 | Vaslui and Drobeta-Turnu Severin Prisons 28/05/2024 pending More than 1 year(s) and 5 month(s) and 7 day(s) | ||
14948/25 06/05/2025 | Nicuşor-Marius STĂNCULESCU 1988 | Giurgiu Prison and Bucharest-Jilava Prison Hospital 20/12/2019 pending More than 5 year(s) and 11 month(s) and 1 day(s) | ||
14975/25 05/05/2025 | Ioan CĂLUGĂR 1973 | Arad, Târgu Mureș and Aiud Prisons 19/01/2024 pending More than 1 year(s) and 9 month(s) and 18 day(s) | ||
15177/25 12/05/2025 | Nicolae Daniel BĂDESCU 1967 | Craiova Prison 31/05/2022 pending More than 3 year(s) and 4 month(s) and 28 day(s) | ||
15282/25 09/05/2025 | Luigi NECULA 1976 | Bucharest-Jilava, Constanța-Poarta Albă, Mioveni and Târgu Ocna Prison Hospitals; Focșani, Giurgiu, Galați, Bucharest-Rahova, Slobozia and Iași Prisons 08/08/2012 pending More than 13 year(s) and 3 month(s) and 14 day(s) | ||
15522/25 14/05/2025 | Georgel CĂLIN 1985 | Peter Irina-Maria Bucharest | Giurgiu and Bucharest-Jilava Prisons 11/11/2020 pending More than 4 year(s) and 11 month(s) and 25 day(s) | |
16905/25 27/05/2025 | Anton-Gabriel CORUŢIU 1992 | Arad and Deva Prisons 12/04/2022 pending More than 3 year(s) and 6 month(s) and 26 day(s) | ||
17640/25 03/06/2025 | Traian DUMITRU 1982 | Bucharest-Rahova, Slobozia, Bucharest-Jilava and Constanța-Poarta Albă Prisons 27/01/2024 pending More than 1 year(s) and 9 month(s) and 15 day(s) | ||
18114/25 05/06/2025 | Adrian-Ionuț BĂRĂGAN 1996 | Bucharest-Jilava, Bucharest-Rahova and Craiova-Pelendava Prisons 20/09/2023 pending More than 2 year(s) and 1 month(s) and 9 day(s) | ||
18485/25 12/06/2025 | Marius-Gabriel PROCA 1991 | Iași and Tulcea Prisons 16/10/2023 pending More than 2 year(s) and 1 month(s) and 4 day(s) | ||
18893/25 16/06/2025 | Ionuţ-Iulian ISTOC 1986 | Vaslui, Bucharest-Jilava, Găești, Brăila and Bacău Prisons; Târgu Ocna Prison Hospital 12/06/2024 pending More than 1 year(s) and 5 month(s) and 10 day(s) | ||
19998/25 23/06/2025 | Ioan-Iosif POP 1984 | Oradea Prison 31/10/2018 pending More than 7 year(s) and 19 day(s) | ||
20730/25 02/07/2025 | Constantin ALBEI 1986 | Găești and Bucharest-Jilava Prisons, and Constanța-Poarta Albă Prison Hospital 15/11/2024 pending More than 11 month(s) and 9 day(s) | ||
21876/25 07/07/2025 | Lorand-Egon BABENSCHI 1986 | Codlea, Miercurea Ciuc, Aiud and Găești Prisons 03/05/2018 pending More than 7 year(s) and 5 month(s) and 25 day(s) | ||
23657/25 24/07/2025 | Adrian Florinel SULTĂNOIU 1991 | Teleorman County Police Station; Giurgiu, Bucharest-Jilava, Ploiești and Târgu Jiu Prisons; Bucharest-Jilava Prison Hospital 18/05/2016 pending More than 9 year(s) and 6 month(s) and 3 day(s) | ||
23868/25 25/07/2025 | Ionel BULACU 1969 | Dolj County Police Station; Craiova and Craiova-Pelendava Prisons 18/08/2017 pending More than 8 year(s) and 2 month(s) and 17 day(s) | ||
23874/25 25/07/2025 | Lorenzo-Costel RĂŢOI 2000 | Giurgiu Prison 11/12/2024 pending More than 11 month(s) and 9 day(s) | ||
26554/25 19/08/2025 | Rafael Ion ANGHEL 1978 | Mioveni Prison 27/05/2025 pending More than 4 month(s) and 28 day(s) | ||
27354/25 22/08/2025 | Nani-Claudiu COLOJI 1996 | Bistrița Prison 05/06/2025 pending More than 5 month(s) and 2 day(s) | ||
27575/25 01/09/2025 | Ilie-Liviu TICAN 1991 | Codlea, Miercurea Ciuc and Aiud Prisons 02/05/2019 pending More than 6 year(s) and 6 month(s) and 20 day(s) | ||
30165/25 16/09/2025 | Iustin Valeriu HERGHELEGIU 1976 | Botoșani and Iași Prisons; Târgu Ocna Prison Hospital 17/01/2024 pending More than 1 year(s) and 10 month(s) and 2 day(s) | ||
30349/25 24/09/2025 | Mircea CIUPITU 1967 | Bucharest-Jilava and Slobozia Prisons 10/01/2024 pending More than 1 year(s) and 9 month(s) and 28 day(s) | ||
30431/25 19/09/2025 | Vasile ARAMĂ 1975 | Botoșani and Găești Prisons 07/06/2019 pending More than 6 year(s) and 4 month(s) | ||
30909/25 27/09/2025 | Bogdan-Alexandru BENEA 1989 | Giurgiu and Bucharest-Jilava Prisons 12/07/2021 pending More than 4 year(s) and 3 month(s) and 19 day(s) | ||
30942/25 29/09/2025 | Radu ACHIREI 1968 | Arad Prison 29/07/2019 pending More than 6 year(s) and 2 month(s) and 24 day(s) | ||
31188/25 29/09/2025 | Niculae BUNEA 1964 | Bucharest-Rahova and Giurgiu Prisons 18/03/2025 pending More than 7 month(s) and 17 day(s) | ||
32313/25 06/10/2025 | Marian CHELAN 1980 | Craiova Prison 19/12/2019 pending More than 5 year(s) and 10 month(s) and 19 day(s) |