FOURTH SECTION
DECISION
Application no. 73285/12
Natalia ALEKSEEVA
against Latvia
The European Court of Human Rights (Fourth Section), sitting on 10 March 2015 as a Committee composed of:
George Nicolaou, President,
Nona Tsotsoria,
Krzysztof Wojtyczek, judges,
and Fatoş Aracı, Deputy Section Registrar,
Having regard to the above application lodged on 15 November 2012,
Having regard to the formal declarations accepting a friendly settlement of the case,
Having deliberated, decides as follows:
FACTS AND PROCEDURE
The applicant, Ms Natalia Alekseeva, is a Russian national, who was born in 1965 and lives in Ventspils. She was represented before the Court by Mr E. Endzelis, a lawyer practising in Riga.
The Latvian Government (“the Government”) were represented by their Agent, Mrs K. Līce.
The applicant complained about her psychiatric internment within criminal proceedings whereby a compulsory medical measure (treatment in a psychiatric hospital) was imposed.
On 6 February 2014 the application was communicated to the Government under Article 5 §§ 1 and 4 and Article 6 §§ 1 and 3 (c) of the Convention.
On 24 November 2014 and 26 January 2015 the Court received friendly settlement declarations signed by the parties under which the applicant agreed to waive any further claims against Latvia in respect of the facts giving rise to this application against an undertaking by the Government to pay her EUR 15,000 (fifteen thousand euros) to cover any and all pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage as well as costs and expenses, free of any taxes that may be applicable. This amount would be payable within three months from the date of notification of the decision taken by the Court. In the event of failure to pay this sum within the said three-month period, the Government undertook to pay simple interest on it, from expiry of that period until settlement, at a rate equal to the marginal lending rate of the European Central Bank during the default period plus three percentage points. The payment would constitute the final resolution of the case.
THE LAW
The Court takes note of the friendly settlement reached between the parties. It is satisfied that the settlement is based on respect for human rights as defined in the Convention and its Protocols and finds no reasons to justify a continued examination of the application. In view of the above, it is appropriate to strike the case out of the list.
For these reasons, the Court, unanimously,
Decides to strike the application out of its list of cases in accordance with Article 39 of the Convention.
Done in English and notified in writing on 2 April 2015.
Fatoş AracıGeorge Nicolaou
Deputy RegistrarPresident
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