FOURTH SECTION
DECISION
Application no. 7459/16
Ionuț PORUMBESCU against Romania
and 19 other applications
(see appended table)
The European Court of Human Rights (Fourth Section), sitting on 11 March 2021 as 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), all applicants were released from prison 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 1 April 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
7459/16
19/08/2016
Ionuț PORUMBESCU
1992
28/02/2017
09/09/2020
22/09/2020
Signed for receipt by the applicant’s sister
21/10/2020
06/03/2018
7573/16
13/09/2016
Daniel MARTOCIAN
1986
24/11/2016
09/09/2020
24/09/2020
Signed for receipt by the applicant
21/10/2020
04/01/2018
9897/16
10/06/2016
Martin CIOBOTAR
1989
10/06/2016
09/09/2020
20/09/2020
Signed for receipt by the applicant
21/10/2020
12/06/2018
15559/16
07/06/2016
Dumitru CIOCNITU
1991
10/07/2018
09/09/2020
22/09/2020
Signed for receipt by the applicant
21/10/2020
10/07/2018
16289/16
17/08/2016
Robert GHEORGHE
1968
17/08/2016
09/09/2020
21/09/2020
Illegible signature
21/10/2020
07/11/2017
16592/16
13/06/2016
Baran SÜNBÜL
1986
08/01/2018
09/09/2020
05/10/2020
Illegible signature
21/10/2020
24/09/2018
16686/16
30/06/2016
Petru SPIRIDON
1958
16/10/2017
09/09/2020
Unspecified
Signed for receipt by the applicant
21/10/2020
23/10/2018
17024/16
29/08/2016
Claudiu-Cristian GHIUJAN
1976
29/08/2016
25/09/2020
08/10/2020
Illegible signature
06/11/2020
21/11/2017
17990/16
10/08/2016
Cristinel Viorel DINICĂ
1987
10/08/2016
09/09/2020
23/09/2020
Illegible signature
21/10/2020
13/02/2019
18606/16
26/04/2016
Cristian-Giorgică DOBRESCU
1979
29/08/2016
25/09/2020
09/10/2020
Signed for receipt by a relative
06/11/2020
14/11/2017
18931/16
26/04/2016
Florin MOLDOVENCEI
1989
26/04/2016
25/09/2020
07/10/2020
Illegible signature
06/11/2020
20/03/2018
19103/16
06/05/2016
Florin FLOREA
1984
06/05/2016
25/09/2020
07/10/2020
Signed for receipt by the applicant’s father
06/11/2020
04/05/2016
19344/16
01/09/2016
Crișan-Constantin VASILE
1980
Vasile Avivu
Bărseștii de Sus
11/05/2018
25/09/2020
07/10/2020
Signed for receipt by the applicant’s representative
06/11/2020
13/11/2018
31920/16
14/07/2016
Andrei RISTEA
1988
25/07/2017
11/09/2020
22/09/2020
Signed for receipt by the applicant’s mother
23/10/2020
21/02/2018
33518/16
05/07/2016
Alexandru HOTNOG
1991
05/07/2016
25/09/2020
19/10/2020
Illegible signature
06/11/2020
08/11/2017
33633/16
27/07/2016
Adrian SARMARU-PAPAFIR
1988
09/10/2019
11/09/2020
22/09/2020
Signed for receipt by the applicant’s son
23/10/2020
27/06/2019
35364/16
18/07/2016
Vasilică-Marius NICHIFOR
1988
18/04/2017
11/09/2020
22/09/2020
Signed for receipt by the applicant’s father
23/10/2020
11/09/2019
35525/16
15/07/2016
Nicolae CAPRĂ
1970
Maria-Alexandra Lazăr
Bratia din Vale
04/01/2018
14/09/2020
22/09/2020
Signed for receipt by the applicant’s representative
26/10/2020
07/11/2017
35803/16
06/07/2016
Emanuel-Mihai MICU
1991
24/04/2018
14/09/2020
02/10/2020
Signed for receipt by a relative
26/10/2020
04/06/2019
35924/16
20/07/2016
Cristian CIOBOTARU
1976
12/05/2017
11/09/2020
21/09/2020
Signed for receipt by a relative
26/10/2020
07/02/2018
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