Editing Bucharest Tribunal (section)

== Proceedings ==

Proceedings began when the tribunal opened on 1 May 2025 and continued as captured members, suppliers, and other participants connected to the Bucharest Butchers were processed.

* '''1 May 2025''' – [[Richard Rambam]], [[Peter Pecker]], and [[Mihai Dobreanu]] were captured during the collapse of Snubable Enterprise. The tribunal assigned death to all three, and they were executed in Bucharest later that day.<ref name="romania-reconstruction"/>

* '''10 May 2025''' – [[Arbëror Shpend Leka]] and [[Kateryna Moroz]], who had been detained at a house in the Dardania district of [[Gjakova]] on 9 May, were transferred through [[Pristina]] to Bucharest. The tribunal treated Leka as an external war financier whose network had supplied the Bucharest Butchers. His conviction covered arms trafficking and war-finance activity through [[Harku i Drenicës]]. It also covered his Glöbberian payment activity and Tanoan-linked work. Leka and Moroz were convicted during the early proceedings and executed by firing squad in Bucharest the same day.<ref name="harku-collapse"/><ref name="leka-trial"/><ref name="moroz-death"/>

* '''16–18 May 2025''' – Proceedings against [[Dorin Vasile Bălănescu]] took place on 16 May after his arrest on 4 May. The tribunal convicted him of murdering [[Adrian Corneșanu]] and concealing evidence. It also recorded his removal of Snubable Enterprise archives after the organization's collapse. Bălănescu was sentenced to death and executed by firing squad at a tribunal detention compound in [[Băneasa]], Bucharest, on 18 May.<ref name="balanescu-arrest"/>

* '''7–12 June 2025''' – Proceedings against [[Alexandru Ionuț]] began on 7 June following his arrest in Bucharest on 17 May. Snubable Enterprise facility logs and recovered Bucharest Butchers rank material were used to establish his place in the organization's enforcement structure. Alexandru stated that he had followed orders from senior members, but the tribunal held him responsible for direct criminal acts committed between 1997 and 2019. He was convicted of crimes against humanity on 11 June. The decision covered his enforcement work and trafficking conduct. It also covered illegal biological experimentation. Alexandru was sentenced to death and executed by shooting in Bucharest on 12 June.<ref name="alexandru-proceedings"/>

* '''24–27 June 2025''' – Proceedings against [[Desmond Carter]] began on 24 June. Carter had voluntarily surrendered at a police station in Bucharest on 7 May and admitted that he had knowingly transported firearms for the Bucharest Butchers. He was convicted on 27 June of participation in an organized criminal group and firearms trafficking. Separate firearms convictions concerned smuggling and unlawful possession or transport. The tribunal considered his voluntary surrender when sentencing him to three years' imprisonment.<ref name="carter-proceedings"/>

* '''29–30 June 2025''' – [[Mohammedescu Ionuț]], who had been found by Fish Collective members in Bucharest on 6 May, was assigned death on 29 June after medical treatment in detention had delayed his proceeding. He was executed by firing squad at a tribunal detention compound on 30 June.<ref name="mohammedescu-execution"/>

* '''22 August 2025''' – [[Vladut Ionuț]] was sentenced to life imprisonment for his role in the Bucharest Butchers and its trafficking system. He had been arrested on 6 May after attempting to destroy records from properties under his command, while surviving trafficking records were entered into the tribunal record.<ref name="vladut-execution"/>

* '''23 September 2025''' – [[Mihai Ionuț (Bucharest Butchers member)|Mihai Ionuț]] was sentenced to life imprisonment. Investigators had arrested him on 8 May after recovering internal Bucharest Butchers records bearing his entries. The tribunal also examined allowance payments that continued after he stopped working and treated both the records and payments as evidence of his participation in the organization.<ref name="mihai-imprisonment"/>

* '''14 October 2025''' – [[Nicolae Ionuț]] was sentenced to life imprisonment for participation in the Bucharest Butchers and offences committed under its protection. He had been detained on 6 May, and prosecutors added his stadium cases to a wider organized-crime indictment on 19 June.<ref name="nicolae-sentence"/>

* '''20–28 October 2025''' – Proceedings against [[Mircea Ionuț]] opened on 20 October following his arrest on 13 May. Investigators had matched recovered Bucharest Butchers payment records to killings attributed to him. [[Ioana Stănescu]] testified on 21 October about weapons and money she had concealed for Mircea. On 24 October, the tribunal recorded 64 murders against him and his knowing financial support of [[Porno Bucharest]]. He was sentenced to death and executed by firing squad in Băneasa on 28 October.<ref name="mircea-execution"/>

* '''4 November 2025''' – Ioana Stănescu was sentenced to life imprisonment. Her proceeding established that she had concealed evidence and retained money from Mircea Ionuț's killings. The tribunal also found that she had obstructed investigations for decades.<ref name="ioana-imprisonment"/>

* '''3–19 December 2025''' – Additional files concerning Vladut Ionuț entered the tribunal record on 3 December. They identified him as the direct perpetrator of killings previously attributed to crews under his command. Other records established that he had ordered the destruction of evidence before his arrest. The tribunal reconsidered his earlier classification and sentenced him to death on 12 December. Vladut was executed by firing squad in Bucharest on 19 December.<ref name="vladut-execution"/>

* '''8 July 2026''' – [[Andrei Ionuț]] was sentenced to death after 433 days in custody. He had initially received life imprisonment, but further files concerning his leadership were later added to the tribunal record and he was interrogated again before the final decision. Before his execution, the convictions recorded against him were read aloud. His only recorded response was, "Amazing." He was executed by firing squad in Bucharest the same day.<ref name="andrei-execution"/>