Romanian court rejects prosecutors' bid to detain owner of Bihor illegal care homes

13 July 2026 Viorel Paşca, his wife, and his three sons, as well as the coordinator of activities at the illegal care homes in Bihor county, will continue to be investigated while free, after the Bucharest Court of Appeal rejected the DIICOT prosecutors' request for pre-trial detention and also removed them from judicial supervision in a final decision, according to Digi24. The court found the prosecutor’s appeal for pre-trial detention unfounded and overturned an earlier ruling that placed the defendants under judicial supervision. The decision was described by Viorel Pașca’s lawyer as a “total victory.” “Fundamental rights and freedoms cannot be restricted simply because the accusations sound serious or because the case was publicly presented as an exceptional one. In a state governed by