FOURTH SECTION
DECISION
Application no. 28466/16
Gheorghe BOBOC against Romania
and 20 other applications
(see appended table)
The European Court of Human Rights (Fourth Section), sitting on 17 December 2020 as a Committee composed of:
Armen Harutyunyan, President,
Jolien Schukking,
Ana Maria Guerra Martins, judges,
and Liv Tigerstedt, 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) and there are no previous letters from the applicants informing the Court about a change of address.
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 21 January 2021.
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Liv TigerstedtArmen Harutyunyan
Acting Deputy RegistrarPresident
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
Time-limit for submission
of observations by the applicant
Date of the
applicant’s
release from prison
28466/16
22/06/2016
Gheorghe BOBOC
1957
02/02/2017
22/09/2020
Returned to the Court on 21/10/2020 as “recipient released on 21/12/2017”
03/11/2020
21/12/2017
32649/16
03/06/2016
Levente-Lajos PONGRACZ
1980
Narcis-Dacian Mircea
Sebis
11/06/2016
07/08/2020
18/08/2020
Illegible signature
18/09/2020
10/12/2019
41056/16
11/07/2016
Andrei-Robert MOLDOVAN
1988
11/07/2016
03/08/2020
02/09/2020
Signed by the applicant’s father
14/09/2020
19/11/2018
41918/16
12/09/2016
Valentin SIHARU
1990
12/09/2016
22/09/2020
Returned to the Court on 29/09//2020 as “recipient released on 22/04/2020”
03/11/2020
22/04/2020
45116/16
07/10/2016
Marius-Ion GUNEA
1986
Iolanda Avram
Rupea
03/04/2017
16/07/2020
16/08/2020
Signed by the applicant’s representative
27/08/2020
In detention at Codlea Prison
45474/16
22/07/2016
Constantin Mihai BEREȘ
1975
25/04/2018
07/08/2020
28/08/2020
Signed by the applicant’s aunt
18/09/2020
22/07/2019
46105/16
28/10/2016
Anton GIURGIUCULESI
1970
28/10/2016
07/08/2020
24/08/2020
Handed over to the recipient according to information on the official website of the Romanian Postal Service
18/09/2020
In detention at Aiud Prison
46476/16
23/08/2016
Gheorghe ZĂLOAGĂ
1964
21/11/2016
07/08/2020
20/08/2020
Signed by the applicant’s mother
18/09/2020
31/03/2018
46607/16
05/09/2016
Dumitru-Daniel COSMA
1979
17/01/2020
07/08/2020
18/08/2020
Illegible signature
18/09/2020
In detention at Brăila Prison
46616/16
24/10/2016
Adrian CHIȘ
1987
21/11/2017
07/08/2020
26/08/2020
Illegible signature
18/09/2020
17/07/2018
46647/16
12/09/2016
Gheorghe MIRCA
1982
12/09/2016
07/08/2020
21/08/2020
Signed by the applicant’s sister
18/09/2020
05/04/2019
47324/16
08/11/2016
Gheorghe-Daniel COSTIN
1987
08/11/2016
07/08/2020
25/08/2020
Illegible signature
18/09/2020
13/03/2018
51030/16
04/11/2016
Vasile BARNA
1948
06/04/2018
07/08/2020
18/08/2020
Signed by the Arad Prison’s representative
18/09/2020
In detention at Arad Prison
51135/16
17/08/2016
Vasile GĂINĂ
1976
21/11/2016
07/08/2020
17/08/2020
Illegible signature
18/09/2020
31/10/2016
51510/16
22/11/2016
Silviu HOHOLEA
1981
22/11/2016
07/08/2020
17/08/2020
Signed by the applicant’s brother
18/09/2020
21/06/2018
53099/16
26/09/2016
George-Ionuț CIOLPAN
1982
26/09/2016
07/08/2020
Letter sent to the home address provided by the applicant returned as “insufficient address” on 17/08/2020
18/09/2020
20/10/2018
53347/16
28/09/2016
Petrea-Gabriel VENIN
1980
20/09/2017
07/08/2020
17/08/2020
Handed over to the recipient according to information on the official website of the Romanian Postal Service
18/09/2020
08/05/2018
53481/16
26/10/2016
Costache STOICIU
1966
26/10/2016
07/08/2020
20/08/2020
Illegible signature
18/09/2020
28/12/2017
53617/16
13/10/2016
Tiberius LĂCĂTUȘ
1992
13/10/2016
07/08/2020
19/08/2020
Signed by the Arad Prison’s representative
18/09/2020
In detention at Arad Prison
54282/16
17/10/2016
Liviu LUPȘA
1976
17/10/2016
22/09/2020
Returned to the Court from the home address as “recipient moved” on 02/10/2020
03/11/2020
02/04/2019
60973/16
07/11/2016
Dănuț TUDOR
1972
07/11/2016
22/09/2020
Returned to the Court from the home address as “recipient moved” on 29/09/2020
03/11/2020
08/01/2018
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