 In 1952, as Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej successfully maneuvered against the Minister of the Interior Teohari Georgescu, the process was stopped by the authorities themselves.The ODCC secretly faced trial for abuse, and over twenty death sentences were handed out on 10 November 1954.Țurcanu was held responsible for the murder of 30 prisoners, and the abuse exercised on 780 others.