THIRD SECTION
DECISION
Application no. 27901/07
Vasil LAZELLARI against Albania
and 3 other applications
(see appended table)
The European Court of Human Rights (Third Section), sitting on 31 August 2023 as a Committee composed of:
Ioannis Ktistakis, President,
Darian Pavli,
Oddný Mjöll Arnardóttir, 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 concerning various aspects of fairness of proceedings, lack of access to a court and absence of effective remedy under Articles 6 and 13 of the Convention, as well as interference with the peaceful enjoyment of possessions under Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 to the Convention were communicated to the Albanian Government, who submitted observations on the admissibility and merits.
The observations were forwarded to the applicants, who were invited to submit their own observations.
By letters sent by registered post, the applicants’ representatives and the applicants were invited to inform the Court if there has been any development since the parties’ latest updates and whether the applicants wished to maintain the applications. 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.
However, the applicants did not collect the letters sent to them nor did they provide the Court with new addresses.
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.
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 September 2023.
Viktoriya Maradudina Ioannis Ktistakis
Acting Deputy Registrar President
APPENDIX
List of applications raising complaints under Articles 6 and 13 of the Convention and Article 1 Protocol No. 1
No.
Application no.
Date of introduction
Applicant’s name
Year of birth
Representative’s name and location
Date of the Court’s
registered letter
27901/07
12/06/2007
Vasil LAZELLARI
1960
Ligor NOLE
Tirana
16/02/2023
27/04/2023
47108/08
17/09/2008
ALBA GAMES
-
Eduard BITI
2002
Shefqet MUÇI
Tirana
23/03/2023
1490/10
17/12/2009
Pal NIKOLLI
1958
Gjelosh QOKAJ
Tirana
16/02/2023
27/04/2023
5753/15
23/01/2015
Dritan AVDYLI
1961
16/02/2023