THIRD SECTION
DECISION
Application no. 24830/20
Rafig Agagyul ogly ABIYEV
against Russia
The European Court of Human Rights (Third Section), sitting on 20 January 2022 as a Committee composed of:
Peeter Roosma, President,
Andreas Zünd,
Mikhail Lobov, judges,
and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,
Having regard to the above application lodged on 6 May 2020,
Having deliberated, decides as follows:
FACTS AND PROCEDURE
The applicant, Mr Rafig Agagyul ogly Abiyev, was born in 1984.
The applicant’s complaints under Article 8 § 1 and Article 13 of the Convention concerning the allocation or transfer to a remote penal facility irrespective of family life considerations and the lack of any effective remedy in domestic law were communicated to the Russian Government (“the Government”).
By letter dated 28 April 2021, sent by registered post, the applicant was notified that the period allowed for his submissions had expired on 15 February 2021 and that no extension of time had been requested. The applicant’s attention was drawn to Article 37 § 1 (a) of the Convention, which provides that the Court may strike an application out of its list of cases where the circumstances lead to the conclusion that the applicant does not intend to pursue the application. The applicant received this letter on 28 May 2021. However, no response has followed.
THE LAW
In the light of the foregoing, and in the absence of any special circumstances regarding respect for the rights guaranteed by the Convention and the Protocols thereto, the Court, in accordance with Article 37 § 1 (a) of the Convention, considers that it is no longer justified to continue the examination of the application.
Accordingly, the case should be struck out of the list.
For these reasons, the Court, unanimously,
Decides to strike the application out of its list of cases.
Done in English and notified in writing on 10 February 2022.
Viktoriya Maradudina Peeter Roosma
Acting Deputy Registrar President