FOURTH SECTION
DECISION
Application no. 24378/16
George-Florin BĂLAN against Romania
and 12 other applications
(see appended table)
The European Court of Human Rights (Fourth Section), sitting on 9 December 2021 as a Committee composed of:
Armen Harutyunyan, President,
Jolien Schukking,
Ana Maria Guerra Martins, judges,
and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,
Having regard to the above applications lodged on the various dates indicated in the appended table,
Having deliberated, decides as follows:
FACTS AND PROCEDURE
The list of the applicants is set out in the appendix.
The applicants’ complaints under Article 3 of the Convention concerning the inadequate conditions of detention were communicated to the Romanian Government, who submitted observations on the admissibility and merits. The observations were forwarded to the applicants, who were invited to submit their own observations. No reply was received by the Court.
By letters sent by registered post, the applicants were notified that the time allowed for the submission of their observations had expired (see the appended table for the relevant dates). The applicants’ attention was further 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.
No reply to these letters has been received by the Court (see details in the appended table). All the applicants were released from prison.
THE LAW
Having regard to the similar subject matter of the applications, the Court finds it appropriate to examine them jointly in a single decision.
In the light of the foregoing, the Court concludes that the applicants may be regarded as no longer wishing to pursue the applications (Article 37 § 1 (a) of the Convention). Furthermore, in accordance with Article 37 § 1 in fine, the Court finds no special circumstances regarding respect for human rights as defined in the Convention and the Protocols thereto which require the continued examination of the applications.
In view of the above, it is appropriate to strike the cases out of the list.
For these reasons, the Court, unanimously,
Decides to join the applications;
Decides to strike the applications out of its list of cases.
Done in English and notified in writing on 13 January 2022.
Viktoriya Maradudina Armen Harutyunyan
Acting Deputy Registrar President
APPENDIX
List of applications raising complaints under Article 3 of the Convention
(inadequate conditions of detention)
No.
Application no.
Date of introduction
Applicant’s name
Year of birth
Representative’s name and location
Date of the
applicant’s last
letter to the
Court
Date of the
Court’s
registered
letter
Date of receipt
of the
registered
letter
New time-limit
for submission of observations
by the applicant
Date of the
applicant’s
release
from prison
24378/16
26/05/2016
George-Florin BĂLAN
1988
21/09/2016
12/08/2021
23/08/2021
Signed for receipt by the applicant
23/09/2021
19/07/2016
25478/16
27/05/2016
Nicolae PIRI
1972
29/09/2016
12/08/2021
25/08/2021
Signed for receipt by the applicant
23/09/2021
16/09/2016
25622/16
14/06/2016
Laurențiu-Petrișor SACAGIU
1978
27/04/2018
12/08/2021
23/08/2021
Illegible signature
23/09/2021
03/10/2017
29088/16
22/06/2016
Stanislav MOLDOVAN
1972
17/07/2017
12/08/2021
25/08/2021
Signed for receipt by the applicant’s sister
23/09/2021
27/06/2017
32166/16
10/08/2016
Renato-Vasile LAZĂR
1986
12/06/2018
06/08/2021
16/08/2021
Signed for receipt by the applicant’s mother
17/09/2021
25/09/2017
38639/16
01/09/2016
Gheorghe ARTENIE
1979
16/11/2016
12/08/2021
24/08/2021
Signed for receipt by the applicant
23/09/2021
09/08/2017
38697/16
05/08/2016
Costel-Viorel LUCAN
1988
20/10/2016
12/08/2021
24/08/2021
Signed for receipt by
by a third party living at the address indicated in the application form as home address
23/09/2021
03/10/2016
40765/16
01/08/2017
Ion TOMA
1948
29/11/2017
06/08/2021
18/08/2021
Signed for receipt by the applicant’s wife
17/09/2021
23/05/2017
41191/16
10/07/2016
Gheorghe HĂISAN
1981
Constantin Roșu
Cordun
13/12/2017
06/08/2021
16/08/2021
Signed for receipt by the applicant’s representative
17/09/2021
11/10/2016
44778/16
22/08/2016
Costel NĂDRAG
1959
12/06/2019
06/08/2021
16/08/2021
Signed for receipt by the applicant
17/09/2021
29/08/2017
57466/19
02/12/2019
Mihai-Marin APREOTESEI
1969
15/09/2020
12/08/2021
24/08/2021
Illegible signature
23/09/2021
02/09/2020
7901/20
24/03/2020
Petrică CIOBANU
1991
22/03/2021
13/08/2021
31/08/2021
Signed for receipt by the applicant’s mother
24/09/2021
12/03/2021
28837/20
24/08/2020
Daniel BUDIRINCĂ
1986
24/08/2020
13/08/2021
27/08/2021
Signed for receipt by a relative
24/09/2021
17/10/2020