SECOND SECTION
DECISION
Application no. 25609/18
Veaceslav PLATON
against the Republic of Moldova
The European Court of Human Rights (Second Section), sitting on 1 February 2024 as a Committee composed of:
Frédéric Krenc, President,
Diana Sârcu,
Davor Derenčinović, judges,
and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,
Having regard to the above application lodged on 26 April 2018,
Having deliberated, decides as follows:
FACTS AND PROCEDURE
The applicant, Mr Veaceslav Platon, was born in 1973.
The applicant’s complaints under Articles 3 and 13 of the Convention concerning his alleged ill-treatment in prison and failure to investigate it were 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.
On 12 January 2023 the applicant’s lawyer informed the Court that he no longer represented the applicant. He added that his last action, at the applicant’s request, was to ask for an extension of the time-limit for submitting observations and just satisfaction claims, and that the applicant would shortly inform the Court about the appointment of a new representative.
On 13 January 2023 the applicant was informed of a new time-limit for submitting his observations. No reply was received to the Registry’s letter, sent directly to the applicant’s address.
By letter dated 27 March 2023, sent by registered post, the applicant was notified that the period allowed for submission of his observations had expired on 13 February 2023 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 letter returned without being claimed. No letter has been received by the Court from the applicant or his representative since.
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 22 February 2024.
Viktoriya Maradudina Frédéric Krenc
Acting Deputy Registrar President