LUCA AND OTHERS v. ROMANIA

  FOURTH SECTION DECISION Application no. 33905/24 Silviu-George LUCA 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 applicationsHaving 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 complaintsSome 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    33905/24 07/11/2024 Silviu-George LUCA 1992       Codlea, Mărgineni, Miercurea Ciuc and Aiud Prisons 02/06/2016 pending More than 9 year(s) and 5 month(s) and 16 day(s)    34146/24 11/11/2024 Ionel-Ciprian PÎRCIU 1980       Rahova, Craiova and Arad Prisons 01/03/2014 pending More than 11 year(s) and 8 month(s) and 17 day(s)    34536/24 19/11/2024 Alberto-Marius NEACȘU 1989       Craiova and Drobeta-Turnu Severin Prisons 27/09/2022 pending More than 3 year(s) and 1 month(s) and 22 day(s)    34603/24 14/11/2024 Dorinel-Fănel SBÎRCIOG 1986       Arad Prison 19/05/2020 pending More than 5 year(s) and 6 month(s)    34795/24 11/11/2024 Marian-Valentin ZÎMBREA 1984       Jilava, Rahova and Giurgiu Prisons 28/09/2010 pending More than 15 year(s) and 1 month(s) and 21 day(s)    35969/24 15/11/2024 Sorin RĂDUCANU 1967       Jilava and Rahova Prisons 28/05/2020 pending More than 5 year(s) and 5 month(s) and 21 day(s)    36265/24 21/11/2024 Costel GEORGESCU 1967       Craiova Prison 28/11/2023 pending More than 1 year(s) and 11 month(s) and 21 day(s)    36303/24 22/11/2024 Anişor ZAMFIR 1987       Giurgiu, Slobozia, Jilava, Poarta Albă and Tulcea Prisons 09/07/2007 pending More than 18 year(s) and 4 month(s) and 9 day(s)    36315/24 11/11/2024 Constantin TURBUREANU 1976       Craiova and Arad Prisons; Mioveni Prison Hospital 13/10/2021 pending More than 4 year(s) and 1 month(s) and 5 day(s)  37434/24 10/12/2024 Bogdan-Vlăduţ ŢÎRCĂ 1988       Bacău, Arad and Vaslui Prisons 02/07/2023 pending More than 2 year(s) and 4 month(s) and 16 day(s)  37598/24 06/12/2024 Ion-Cătălin PREDA 1992       Mărgineni Prison 18/04/2022 pending More than 3 year(s) and 7 month(s)  37636/24 04/12/2024 Liviu-Nicu RADU 1997       Poarta Albă and Slobozia Prisons 28/12/2021 pending More than 3 year(s) and 10 month(s) and 21 day(s)  37637/24 04/12/2024 Ion-Cătălin RADU 1978       Pelendava Prison 02/03/2021 pending More than 4 year(s) and 8 month(s) and 16 day(s)  37642/24 04/12/2024 Marius CROITORU 1994       Giurgiu, Focșani and Galați Prisons 06/09/2023 pending More than 2 year(s) and 2 month(s) and 12 day(s)  37650/24 10/12/2024 Nicolae-Stelian COJOCARU 1983       Arad and Drobeta-Turnu Severin Prisons 29/04/2024 pending More than 1 year(s) and 6 month(s) and 20 day(s)  37738/24 08/12/2024 Daniel-Cătălin DASCĂLU 1979       Botoșani County Police Station; Botoșani, Iași and Gherla Prisons 18/09/2019 pending More than 6 year(s) and 2 month(s)  37796/24 10/12/2024 Ninel ŞERBĂNESCU 1950       Jilava and Găești Prisons 01/07/2024 pending More than 1 year(s) and 4 month(s) and 17 day(s)  480/25 13/12/2024 Koloman TANTA 1989       Arad and Târgu Jiu Prisons 04/05/2022 pending More than 3 year(s) and 5 month(s) and 27 day(s)  508/25 18/12/2024 Vasile MOLDOVAN 1974   Gabriel Marin Cluj-Napoca Aiud Prison 23/12/2019 pending More than 5 year(s) and 10 month(s) and 8 day(s)  1639/25 10/12/2024 Mihai-Viorel ŞERBAN 1972       Codlea, Miercurea Ciuc, Mioveni, Bistrița, Jilava, Deva, Arad and Aiud Prisons 19/03/2021 pending More than 4 year(s) and 7 month(s) and 11 day(s)  2769/25 03/01/2025 Petru-Valentin RĂŢOI 1986       Iași, Rahova, Arad, Timișoara and Botoșani Prisons 21/01/2013 pending More than 12 year(s) and 9 month(s) and 10 day(s)  3275/25 08/01/2025 Jan TIU 1994       Giurgiu Prison 12/01/2022 pending More than 3 year(s) and 9 month(s) and 20 day(s)  3658/25 17/01/2025 Tudorel-Florin TOFAN 1979       Aiud, Timișoara, Gherla, Botoșani, Jilava, Mărgineni, Târgu Jiu and Brăila Prisons 24/09/2023 pending More than 2 year(s) and 1 month(s) and 6 day(s)  5226/25 10/02/2025 Constantin PRICOPE 1994   Peter Irina-Maria Bucharest Vaslui, Neamț, Bacău, Covasna County Police Stations; Bacău, Vaslui, Mărgineni, Focșani and Iași Prisons; Târgu Ocna Prison Hospital 25/09/2020 pending More than 4 year(s) and 4 month(s) and 27 day(s)  5246/25 22/01/2025 Romeo-Mihaly VARGA 1995       Satu Mare and Oradea Prisons 24/07/2023 pending More than 2 year(s) and 3 month(s) and 7 day(s)  5370/25 04/02/2025 Constantin-Ciprian OPREA 1984       Mărgineni Prison 04/10/2023 pending More than 2 year(s) and 26 day(s)  7214/25 25/02/2025 Gheorghiţă SIMION 1978       Târgu Jiu, Slobozia, Jilava and Tulcea Prisons 05/02/2020 pending More than 5 year(s) and 8 month(s) and 25 day(s)  7849/25 28/02/2025 Adrian MUNTEAN 1994       Rahova and Giurgiu Prisons 12/05/2021 pending More than 4 year(s) and 5 month(s) and 18 day(s)  8863/25 13/03/2025 Vasile ŞANDOR 1967       Oradea and Satu Mare Prisons 04/03/2021 pending More than 4 year(s) and 7 month(s) and 26 day(s)  9453/25 13/03/2025 Matei-Florin REMEŞ 1997     Arad County Police Station; Arad and Timișoara Prisons 10/04/2018 pending More than 6 year(s) and 11 month(s) and 18 day(s)  9599/25 19/03/2025 Octavian-Ionuţ CHIRIŢOIU 1975       Galați, Giurgiu, Rahova and Brăila Prisons; Jilava and Rahova Prison Hospitals 08/02/2022 pending More than 3 year(s) and 8 month(s) and 22 day(s)  9761/25 20/03/2025 Dumitru-Ovidiu PĂDURE 1979       Deva and Aiud Prisons 22/04/2024 pending More than 1 year(s) and 6 month(s) and 8 day(s)  9783/25 17/03/2025 Florin-Mirel TRĂISTARU 1989   Peter Irina-Maria Bucharest Bacău, Miercurea Ciuc, Mioveni and Vaslui Prisons; Mioveni and Târgu Ocna Prison Hospitals 05/08/2020 pending More than 5 year(s) and 2 month(s) and 25 day(s)  10112/25 11/03/2025 Grégory Alexandre TABOURET 1984       Jilava, Giurgiu, Rahova and Bacău Prisons 11/10/2019 pending More than 6 year(s) and 19 day(s)  10118/25 21/03/2025 Marius-Viorel PETREA 1992       Rahova Prison 09/06/2022 pending More than 3 year(s) and 4 month(s) and 21 day(s)  10700/25 28/03/2025 Viorel Cătălin PETRESCU 1984       Giurgiu and Jilava Prisons 28/03/2025 pending More than 7 month(s) and 1 day(s)  11160/25 31/03/2025 Cătălin-Gheorghe TEODORESCU 1982       Rahova and Aiud Prisons 26/04/2024 pending More than 1 year(s) and 6 month(s) and 3 day(s)  11188/25 01/04/2025 Neculai ZLATA 1979       Galați Prison 28/11/2024 pending More than 11 month(s) and 2 day(s)  11907/25 09/04/2025 Lelian Costel PÎRJOL 1968       Pelendava Prison 08/01/2023 pending More than 2 year(s) and 3 month(s) and 21 day(s)  13127/25 17/04/2025 Nicolae STOICIUC 1992       Gherla, Botoșani, Găești, Focșani and Oradea Prisons 23/11/2018 pending More than 6 year(s) and 5 month(s) and 13 day(s)  13323/25 17/04/2025 Dabab WAEL 2000       Jilava and Rahova Prisons, Bucharest‑Jilava Prison Hospital 27/05/2022 pending More than 3 year(s) and 5 month(s) and 2 day(s)  13374/25 22/04/2025 Marius-Robert RADU 1984       Mioveni Prison 15/01/2024 pending More than 1 year(s) and 9 month(s) and 14 day(s)  13707/25 22/04/2025 Marin-Stelică TOMA 1992       Pelendava, Craiova and Rahova Prisons 15/03/2024 pending More than 1 year(s) and 7 month(s) and 14 day(s)  14530/25 29/04/2025 Ionuţ-Costinel ARGINT 1997       Mehedinți County Police Station; Drobeta‑Turnu Severin, Craiova, Arad and Giurgiu Prisons 30/07/2021 pending More than 4 year(s) and 3 month(s)  14731/25 09/05/2025 Mădălin-Ion STOIAN 1994       Drobeta-Turnu Severin Prison 07/10/2021 pending More than 4 year(s) and 22 day(s)  14996/25 08/05/2025 Dorin-Petrică SALONTAI 1970       Gherla Prison; Dej Prison Hospital 29/02/2024 pending More than 1 year(s) and 8 month(s) and 1 day(s)  15018/25 05/05/2025 Liviu Călin VĂSĂLAGĂ 1983       Miercurea Ciuc, Târgu Mureș, Aiud, Bistrița and Codlea Prisons 24/02/2021 pending More than 4 year(s) and 8 month(s) and 6 day(s)  15022/25 06/05/2025 Dan-Ioan PUŞCAŞU 1975       Craiova and Târgu Jiu Prisons 14/02/2024 pending More than 1 year(s) and 8 month(s) and 16 day(s)  15555/25 12/05/2025 Teofil RUS 1957       Bistrița Prison 12/05/2025 pending More than 5 month(s) and 17 day(s)  16143/25 19/05/2025 Tibor MAJLÁT 1991       Codlea and Aiud Prisons 24/03/2024 pending More than 1 year(s) and 7 month(s) and 5 day(s)  16156/25 16/05/2025 Federico PUTORTI 1987       Oradea and Satu Mare Prisons 12/12/2024 pending More than 10 month(s) and 17 day(s)  16238/25 19/05/2025 Ionel SPIRIDON 1991   Peter Irina-Maria Bucharest Bacău County Police Station; Bacău, Arad, Tulcea, Slobozia and Vaslui Prisons; Târgu Ocna and Dej Prison Hospitals 17/11/2020 pending More than 4 year(s) and 11 month(s) and 12 day(s)  16400/25 27/05/2025 Csaba BANFI 2002       Codlea and Aiud Prisons 31/12/2024 pending More than 9 month(s) and 28 day(s)  18112/25 13/06/2025 Paul PANȚUCĂ 1984       Giurgiu Prison 29/10/2024 pending More than 11 month(s) and 29 day(s)  18390/25 10/06/2025 Vasile ARCĂLEANU 1979       Rahova, Poarta Albă, Brăila and Focșani Prisons 05/09/2024 pending More than 1 year(s) and 1 month(s) and 23 day(s)  18405/25 13/06/2025 Radu Valentin CARȚIȘ 1989       Satu Mare Prison 09/08/2024 pending More than 1 year(s) and 2 month(s) and 19 day(s)  18446/25 02/06/2025 Bogdan PETROVICI 1997       Timișoara, Deva and Arad Prisons 04/04/2019 pending More than 6 year(s) and 6 month(s) and 24 day(s)  18788/25 17/06/2025 Vasile ŞUŢU 1968       Arad, Focșani, Mărgineni, Rahova and Aiud Prisons 22/08/2012 pending More than 13 year(s) and 2 month(s) and 3 day(s)  18884/25 16/06/2025 Doru PETOLEA 1981       Mărgineni, Ploiești, Jilava, Rahova and Mioveni Prisons 14/09/2023 pending More than 1 year(s) and 9 month(s) and 12 day(s)  20026/25 23/06/2025 Liviu SBÂRCEA 1977       Brăila Prison 19/07/2023 pending More than 2 year(s) and 3 month(s) and 6 day(s)