Three Bucharest-Rahova Penitentiary employees sent to trial for torture
Two prison police officers and a medical assistant from Bucharest-Rahova Penitentiary have been sent to trial for torture, favouring a perpetrator and intellectual falsification, after allegedly beating a 19-year-old detainee.
Three Bucharest-Rahova Penitentiary employees sent to trial for torture
The Office of the Bucharest Court of First Instance has completed its investigation and ordered three employees of Bucharest-Rahova Penitentiary, suspected of mistreating a 19-year-old detainee, to be brought before the court. The case was reported by News.ro.
The indictment, dated 27 May 2026, charges two guards, aged 21 and 26 respectively, with the offence of torture, as well as a medical worker aged 34 with favouring the perpetrator and intellectual falsification.
According to the prosecution documents, on 4 October 2024, the two officers, while on duty, allegedly beat the young inmate systematically for a crime. The victim was allegedly assaulted with fists, feet and a hard object over a period of several hours. Furthermore, investigators claim that the assailants induced another detainee to beat the teenager.
The alleged purpose of this violence was to punish the young man for the crime for which he had been imprisoned. Following the beating, the victim required medical care for 5–6 days.
The medical assistant is accused of, despite observing signs of violence during the consultation, failing to notify the authorities and completing medical documents with incorrect information about the date of the injuries.
The National Prison Administration announced that it became aware of the incident on 5 October 2024 and immediately launched internal inspections. The three individuals were reassigned to other duties with no access to detainees. The case was subsequently handed over to prosecutors. The internal disciplinary procedure was suspended pending a final judgment in the criminal proceedings. The case will be tried by the Bucharest Court of First Instance.
Source: Google News RO — Crime (ro)