Earlier this year, Romania was shaken by revelations that elderly and disabled residents at the country's care homes were being beaten, underfed, and neglected. Further investigations have revealed a fundamentally broken system, where care home residents were viewed as mere assets.
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The macabre images and shocking accounts of maltreatment at privately run eldercare facilities have transfixed Romanians since a bombshell exposé that led to dozens of raids, arrests, and charges earlier this month. But the political fallout has been a long time coming.
Romanian investigators and police recently announced that 24 people have been detained and two others have been placed under judicial control following searches at centers for vulnerable individuals and people with disabilities, in a case involving exploitation. Dozens of searches were conducted.