Police officer from Huși arrested after violating a protection order 56 times

Riana Gegiu

10 November 2026, 16:40

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A 44-year-old police officer from Huși was arrested after allegedly violating 56 times a protection order issued in favor of a woman who accused him of harassment. The man was monitored with an electronic bracelet and was prohibited from coming within 100 meters of the woman’s home or workplace for six months.

The woman, an assistant at a dental office, had been in a relationship with the police officer several years ago. At the beginning of last month, she filed a complaint with the Prosecutor’s Office, claiming that the man was harassing her and had allegedly written obscene messages on the walls of the office where she works.

According to investigators, the monitoring system repeatedly flagged the police officer’s approach to the protected areas. Each time, police officers contacted him and ordered him to move away immediately, and he complied. Authorities subsequently requested his arrest.

In court, the police officer’s lawyer argued that the violations had been caused by equipment errors, noting that the electronic bracelet had been replaced several times. The investigation nevertheless concluded that the protection order had been repeatedly violated, and the court ordered the man’s arrest.

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Context: Violating protection orders and electronic monitoring have recently become recurring topics in domestic violence cases

In the first eight months of 2026, police officers intervened in 103,477 reports concerning domestic violence and recorded 40,950 offenses in this context. To protect victims, 13,751 provisional protection orders were issued, of which 4,943 were confirmed by the courts, while judges issued a total of 11,594 orders. In 5,334 cases, perpetrators were required to wear electronic monitoring devices.

At the same time, there were also specific cases in which courts imposed restrictions and police intervened following reports of violations: for example, in Țăndărei, a young man was detained after allegedly approaching his former concubine, although she had a protection order requiring a minimum distance of 50 meters and prohibiting contact.