Romanian prosecutors investigate Viorel Pașca nursing homes over illegal residents and sedative stock

Prosecutors have widened the investigation into the nursing homes run by Viorel Pașca in Dumbrava, Romania. They are considering exhumations after discovering that a resident listed as deceased was found alive. The inquiry uncovered a cache of roughly 5,500 diazepam tablets, a controlled sedative, suggesting the operator may have used patients' prescriptions to acquire large quantities illegally.

Family members of former residents allege that patients were constantly monitored and unable to speak freely, with one daughter describing how her father's phone was repeatedly taken away. The case has sparked criticism of state authorities for previously overlooking the illegal status of the facilities and for a perceived pattern of repression against vulnerable citizens.