SECOND SECTION
DECISION
Application no. 7658/13
Constantin PLĂMĂDEALĂ
against the Republic of Moldova
The European Court of Human Rights (Second Section), sitting on 20 January 2022 as a Committee composed of:
Jovan Ilievski, President,
Gilberto Felici,
Diana Sârcu, judges,
and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,
Having regard to the above application lodged on 19 December 2012,
Having deliberated, decides as follows:
FACTS AND PROCEDURE
The applicant, Mr Constantin Plămădeală, was born in 1988. He was represented by Ms M. Cocoș, a lawyer practising in Chişinău.
The applicant’s complaint under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention concerning the fairness of criminal proceedings was communicated to the Moldovan 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 letter dated 20 August 2021, sent by registered post, the applicant was notified that the period allowed for submission of his observations had expired on 6 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. The applicant received that letter on 3 September 2021. However, no response has followed.
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 10 February 2022.
Viktoriya Maradudina Jovan Ilievski
Acting Deputy Registrar President