SECOND SECTION
DECISION
Application no. 19734/13
Ion Mina RĂZLOG
against the Republic of Moldova
The European Court of Human Rights (Second Section), sitting on 28 September 2023 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 27 February 2013,
Having deliberated, decides as follows:
FACTS AND PROCEDURE
The applicant, Mr Ion Mina Răzlog, was born in 1959. He was represented by Mr N. Baban, a lawyer practising in Edineț.
The applicant’s complaints under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention concerning access to court was communicated to the Moldovan Government (“the Government”).
On 22 September 2022 the applicant’s lawyer informed the Registry that the applicant had died and that he would inform it about whether any of the applicant’s heirs wished to continue pursuing the application. However, he did not follow this with any new information.
In a letter, sent by registered mail on 30 November 2022 and received on 12 December 2022, the lawyer was warned about the expiry of the time-limit for submitting observations and that he had still not submitted any new information concerning the wishes of any of the applicant’s heirs to pursue the application. No reply was received.
On 17 March 2023 the Registry sent a copy of its last letter to the applicant’s address, by registered mail, asking whether any of his heirs wished to pursue the application. The letter returned with the inscription that the addressee had passed away.
THE LAW
In the light of the foregoing, the Court concludes that the applicant’s heirs, if any, do not wish to pursue the application within the meaning of Article 37 § 1 (a) of the Convention.
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 19 October 2023.
Viktoriya Maradudina Frédéric Krenc
Acting Deputy Registrar President