Botorea and Others v. Romania
Struck out of the list
Berörda konventionsartiklar
FOURTH SECTION
Application no. 30737/22 Claudiu-Marin BOTOREA against Romania and 21 other applications
(see appended table)
The European Court of Human Rights (Fourth Section), sitting on 21 May 2026 as a Committee composed of:
Anne Louise Bormann , President , András Jakab, Corinna Wissels , judges ,
and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,
Having regard to the above applications against Romania lodged with the Court under Article 34 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (“the Convention”) on the various dates indicated in the appended table,
Having deliberated, decides as follows:
The list of the applicants and the relevant details are set out in the appendix.
The applicants’ complaints under Article 3 of the Convention concerning the inadequate conditions of detention were communicated to the Romanian Government, who submitted observations on the admissibility and merits. The observations were forwarded to the applicants, who were invited to submit their own observations (see the appended table for the relevant dates). No reply was received to the Registry’s letter.
By letters, sent by registered post, the applicants were notified that the time allowed for the submission of their observations had expired (see the appended table for the relevant dates) and that no extension of time had been requested. The applicants’ attention was drawn to Article 37 § 1 (a) of the Convention, which provides that the Court may strike an application out of its list of cases where the circumstances lead to the conclusion that the applicant does not intend to pursue the application.
No reply to these letters has been received by the Court. The registered letters were either received by the applicants or the applicants’ relatives or by the prison’s authorities (see details in the appended table).
Having regard to the similar subject matter of the applications, the Court finds it appropriate to examine them jointly in a single decision.
In the light of the foregoing, and in the absence of any special circumstances regarding respect for the rights guaranteed by the Convention and the Protocols thereto, the Court, in accordance with Article 37 § 1 (a) of the Convention, considers that it is no longer justified to continue the examination of the applications.
Accordingly, the cases should be struck out of the list.
For these reasons, the Court, unanimously,
Decides to join the applications;
Decides to strike the applications out of its list of cases.
Done in English and notified in writing on 11 June 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
Date of the applicant’s last letter to the Court
Date of sending Government’s observations to the applicant
Date of time-limit for submission of response by the applicant
Date of the Court’s registered letter
Date of receipt/return of the registered letter
30737/22
31/05/2022
Claudiu-Marin BOTOREA
1978
31/05/2022
25/04/2025
06/06/2025
29/07/2025
Returned as “unclaimed” on 25/09/2025
32108/22
25/07/2022
Nicolae CIUCĂ
1987
25/07/2022
25/04/2025
06/06/2025
29/07/2025
12/08/2025
34732/22
03/08/2022
Ionuţ COTUNĂ
1985
06/12/2024
12/06/2025
23/08/2025
04/11/2025
17/11/2025
35337/22
12/07/2022
Petru GABOR
1984
02/11/2022
25/04/2025
06/06/2025
29/07/2025
15/08/2025
36025/22
31/10/2022
Rafael-Mihai AILIOAEI
1997
10/07/2023
25/04/2025
06/06/2025
29/07/2025
12/08/2025
37142/22
07/09/2022
David LUPCHIAN
1993
07/09/2022
11/02/2025
25/03/2025
18/07/2025
01/08/2025
38445/22
26/07/2022
Lakhwinder SINGH
1991
22/09/2022
19/05/2025
30/06/2025
28/08/2025
Returned on 07/11/2025 as “recipient moved from address”
38696/22
02/08/2022
Valer BOLDIȘ
1986
02/05/2023
25/04/2025
06/06/2025
29/07/2025
Returned on 29/09/2025 as “recipient moved from address”
39266/22
03/08/2022
Andrei-Ioan BLENCHE
1991
03/01/2024
25/04/2025
06/06/2025
29/07/2025
Returned as “unclaimed” on 06/10/2025
40494/22
14/09/2022
Sorinel NICULAIE
1981
14/09/2022
16/10/2024
27/11/2024
19/12/2024
Returned on 20/01/2025 as “recipient moved from address”
42001/22
07/10/2022
Zoran-Remus CIURAR
1994
09/03/2023
06/06/2025
18/07/2025
08/10/2025
20/10/2025
42689/22
30/09/2022
Petru MATYASCIUK
1989
15/05/2023
25/04/2025
06/06/2025
29/07/2025
12/08/2025
49337/22
14/11/2022
Eduard IACOB
1985
26/09/2023
08/04/2025
19/05/2025
21/07/2025
Returned on 21/08/2025 as “recipient moved from address”
50724/22
30/01/2023
Ioan-Răzvan DASCĂLU
1987
15/03/2023
08/04/2025
19/05/2025
21/07/2025
04/08/2025
50863/22
27/04/2023
Alexandru-Valentin DUICAN
1994
01/06/2023
06/06/2025
18/07/2025
21/10/2025
Returned on 20/01/2026 as “recipient moved from address”
52571/22
30/12/2022
Ilie-Alin FLORESCU
1977
30/12/2022
08/04/2025
19/05/2025
21/07/2025
07/08/2025
52578/22
15/12/2022
Cristian PLEAŞE
1979
03/08/2023
08/04/2025
19/05/2025
21/07/2025
08/08/2025
53049/22
07/11/2022
Marius-Claudiu ILIUŢĂ
1991
Iliuţă Maria-Camelia
Craiova
22/12/2022
08/04/2025
19/05/2025
21/07/2025
Returned as “unclaimed” on 04/09/2025
53661/22
19/12/2022
Bora-Valentin ACATRINEI
1975
07/04/2025
08/04/2025
19/05/2025
21/07/2025
Returned as “unclaimed” on 28/08/2025
53671/22
29/12/2022
Ionel ION
1971
02/02/2023
08/04/2025
19/05/2025
21/07/2025
11/08/2025
54749/22
27/01/2023
Ioan FISCUTIAN
1990
10/02/2025
08/04/2025
19/05/2025
21/07/2025
05/08/2025
56661/22
05/12/2022
Ilie CURT
1970
03/01/2023
08/04/2025
19/05/2025
21/07/2025
11/08/2025