THIRD SECTION
DECISION
Application no. 20217/13
Anthony BATALLA
against Sweden
The European Court of Human Rights (Third Section), sitting on 30 August 2018 as a Committee composed of:
Alena Poláčková, President,
Dmitry Dedov,
Jolien Schukking, judges,
and Liv Tigerstedt, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,
Having regard to the above application lodged on 15 March 2013,
Having deliberated, decides as follows:
FACTS AND PROCEDURE
The applicant, Mr Anthony Batalla, was born in 1964.
The applicant complained under Articles 5, 7 and 14 of the Convention about the length of his prison term in Sweden compared to in Finland.
By letter dated 25 May 2018, sent by registered post to the applicant’s home address, he was requested to inform the Court whether he maintained his application. 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 letter was returned to the Court on 21 June 2018 with the mention “unclaimed”. The applicant had previously, in a letter sent by the Registry on 8 April 2013, been informed that he should keep the Court informed of any change of address.
THE LAW
In the light of the foregoing, the Court concludes that the applicant may be regarded as no longer wishing to pursue the application (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 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 20 September 2018.
Liv TigerstedtAlena Poláčková
Acting Deputy RegistrarPresident
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