FOURTH SECTION
DECISION
Application no. 19883/16
Alexandru-Robert IOAN against Romania
and 8 other applications
(see appended table)
The European Court of Human Rights (Fourth Section), sitting on 20 May 2021 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) and there are no previous letters from the applicants informing the Court about a change of address. All applicants have been 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 10 June 2021.
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Viktoriya MaradudinaArmen 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
New time-limit
for
submission of
observations
by the applicant
Date of the applicant’s release from prison
19883/16
22/11/2016
Alexandru-Robert IOAN
1993
Bogdan Pătraşcu
Galaţi
28/11/2016
13/01/2021
26/01/2021
Signed for receipt by the applicant
24/02/2021
17/01/2018
20924/16
04/07/2016
Ion-Aurel PAL
1976
04/01/2017
13/01/2021
25/01/2021
Signed for receipt by the applicant’s mother-in-law
24/02/2021
20/01/2018
21277/16
04/05/2016
Andrei Costin BUCUR
1994
19/05/2016
13/01/2021
22/01/2021
Signed for receipt by the applicant
24/02/2021
07/11/2017
26170/16
14/06/2016
Daniel ZLATEA
1980
12/09/2016
13/01/2021
25/01/2021
Illegible signature
24/02/2021
18/12/2017
26651/16
14/07/2016
Dumitru-Gabriel CIOBANU
1986
20/10/2016
13/01/2021
27/01/2021
Signed for receipt by the applicant
24/02/2021
20/11/2018
26772/16
04/05/2016
Nicoleta MIRCEA
1967
Ilie Mircea
Bolintin Vale
11/05/2016
13/01/2021
22/01/2021
Signed for receipt by the applicant’s representative
24/02/2021
17/01/2018
36636/16
18/07/2016
Codruț LĂCĂTUȘ
1977
18/11/2016
18/01/2021
28/01/2021
Signed for receipt by the applicant
01/03/2021
25/07/2018
58468/16
01/11/2016
Dan RUSU
1990
07/03/2017
13/01/2021
26/01/2021
Signed for receipt by the applicant
24/02/2021
07/11/2017
59122/16
07/11/2016
Anton LEFTERACHE
1989
07/02/2017
13/01/2021
26/01/2021
Signed for receipt by the applicant’s mother
24/02/2021
31/10/2017
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