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Three residency exam candidates detained in Timișoara for allegedly cheating with devices
Police detained three candidates for 24 hours after finding four people carrying remote communication devices during Sunday's residency exam at the Timișoara university centre.
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In brief
Police detained three residency exam candidates, aged 42, 45 and 46, for 24 hours in Timișoara on Sunday, 15 November 2026.
During checks, officers found four candidates carrying remote communication devices, three of whom were then detained.
Police said they acted on their own initiative after being alerted on 7 November that some candidates planned to use technical communication means to cheat.
The Criminal Investigation Service of the Timiș County Police Inspectorate continues the inquiry under a prosecutor from the Timiș Tribunal prosecutor's office.
Detentions during the exam
Romanian police detained three residency exam candidates in Timișoara on Sunday, 15 November 2026, for 24 hours. The three are aged 42, 45 and 46, and they are being investigated for disclosing secret or non-public service information. The Criminal Investigation Service of the Timiș County Police Inspectorate is continuing the inquiry under the coordination of a prosecutor from the prosecutor's office attached to the Timiș Tribunal.
How police found the devices
Police said they acted on their own initiative after learning on 7 November that some candidates might use technical means of communication to cheat. During checks on the day of the exam, officers found four candidates carrying remote communication devices. Three of them were then detained, while the reports do not say what happened to the fourth candidate.
Venue of the exam
Police said the residency exam was organised on 15 November 2026 at the Timișoara university centre. Investigation sources cited by Digi24 identified the venue as the Victor Babeș University of Medicine and Pharmacy. The police communiqué, published in full by G4Media, does not name the candidates.
Next steps
The investigation continues under prosecutorial supervision to establish the full facts and decide on further legal measures. No further charges or results have been announced in the reports available so far.
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Sources and context
- Stirile ProTVThree residency candidates detained in Timișoara. How the police caught themTrei candidați la rezidențiat, reținuți la Timișoara. Cum i-au prins polițiștii · original in Romanian
- Digi24Suspicions of fraud at the medical residency examSuspiciuni de fraudă la examenul de rezidențiat de la medicină · original in Romanian
- G4Media.roThree people were detained for defrauding the Residency Exam at the Victor Babeș University of Medicine and Pharmacy in TimișoaraTrei persoane au fost reținute pentru fraudarea Examenului de Rezidențiat, la Universitatea de Medicină și Farmacie "Victor Bebeș" din Timișoara · original in Romanian
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