THIRD SECTION
DECISION
Application no. 2898/14
Vladimir Aleksandrovich KIRILLOV
against Russia
The European Court of Human Rights (Third Section), sitting on 6 October 2022 as a Committee composed of:
Darian Pavli, President,
Andreas Zünd,
Frédéric Krenc, judges,
and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,
Having regard to the above application lodged on 16 December 2013,
Having deliberated, decides as follows:
FACTS AND PROCEDURE
The applicant, Mr Vladimir Aleksandrovich Kirillov, was born in 1965. He was represented by Ms Y.M. Zabavkina, a lawyer practising in St Petersburg.
The applicant’s complaint under Article 8 of the Convention concerning a search of the applicant’s professional premises was communicated to the Russian Government (“the Government”), who submitted observations on the admissibility and merits. The observations were forwarded to the applicant, who was invited to submit his own observations. No reply was received to the Registry’s letter.
By letters dated 5 November 2021 sent by registered post, the applicant and the representative were notified that the period allowed for submission of the observations had expired on 21 July 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. Both letters dated 5 November 2021 (sent to the applicant and his representative) have returned to the Court. It follows that the applicant changed his address, but did not inform the Court about it. In such circumstances it appears that the applicant has lost interest in his application.
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 27 October 2022.
Viktoriya Maradudina Darian Pavli
Acting Deputy Registrar President