The Bucharest Court of Appeal rejected the accusations of human trafficking and organized criminal group made against Viorel Pașca, the owner of an authorized care homes network in Bihor County, western Romania, when it ruled against his detention back in July. DIICOT prosecutors had said that the victims were treated improperly, and that money intended for their care did not serve the stated purpose. The Bucharest Court of Appeal also maintained that “the accommodated persons benefited from basic medical assistance.” Those in the care homes had “periodic medical consultations, including psychiatric specialist consultations, from prescribed and monitored treatments, from recreational activities and from assistance in carrying out current activities.” The Bihor illegal care homes case broke at the end of June, uncovering similarities with another, more serious case from 2023.