FOURTH SECTION
DECISION
Application no. 20769/16
Dănuț PETRU against Romania
and 9 other applications
(see appended table)
The European Court of Human Rights (Fourth Section), sitting on 5 November 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 (“the 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 were notified that the time allowed for the submission of their observations or of certain requested information 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 26 November 2020.
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 Court’s
registered letter
Date of receipt of the
registered letter
Time-limit for submission
by the applicant of the
information requested
Date of the applicant’s
release from prison
20769/16
18/05/2016
Dănuț PETRU
1973
-
22/06/2020
07/07/2020
Illegible signature
03/08/2020
10/01/2018
38635/16
21/12/2016
Dumitru MILITARU
1986
-
09/07/2020
20/07/2020
Illegible signature
20/08/2020
05/02/2019
38714/16
31/10/2016
Laurențiu-Dan NECULAU
1981
Bogdan Pătrașcu
Galați
09/07/2020
21/07/2020
Illegible signature
20/08/2020
15/05/2018
38770/16
31/10/2016
Marian BĂNUC
1987
Bogdan Pătrașcu
Galați
09/07/2020
21/07/2020
Illegible signature
20/08/2020
23/01/2018
38879/16
13/09/2016
Constantin SLUSARIC
1970
-
09/07/2020
21/07/2020
Illegible signature
20/08/2020
In detention at Tulcea Prison.
39649/16
05/09/2016
Constantin CĂRUȚĂ
1965
-
09/07/2020
21/07/2020
Illegible signature
20/08/2020
In detention at Tulcea Prison.
39721/16
16/09/2016
Robert-Constantin BALAN
1990
-
09/07/2020
21/07/2020
Illegible signature
20/08/2020
In detention at Iași Prison.
42985/16
12/09/2016
Anton-Auraș TOADER
1991
-
09/07/2020
21/07/2020
Illegible signature
20/08/2020
22/05/2018
43434/16
24/08/2016
Ionuț HRIȚAC
1984
-
09/07/2020
17/08/2020
Illegible signature
20/08/2020
20/12/2017
43746/16
16/08/2016
Mihai-Cristian BĂRĂGAN
1981
-
09/07/2020
20/07/2020
Representative’s signature
20/08/2020
22/11/2016
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