FOURTH SECTION
DECISION
Application no. 19035/16
Cornel SAICU against Romania
and 19 other applications
(see appended table)
The European Court of Human Rights (Fourth Section), sitting on 20 May 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).
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 10 June 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
19035/16
28/06/2016
Cornel SAICU
1957
02/01/2018
25/09/2020
20/10/2020
Handed over to the recipient (according to information on the website of the Romanian Post)
06/11/2020
15/11/2017
20603/16
20/10/2016
Florin MAREȘ
1974
Ionel Mareș
Bucharest
26/01/2017
12/10/2020
19/10/2020
Illegible signature
23/11/2020
23/01/2019
24072/16
15/09/2016
Florin-Valentin RADU
1978
Ioana Gabriela Radu
Alba Iulia
15/09/2016
25/09/2020
13/10/2020
Handed over to the recipient (according to information on the website of the Romanian Post)
06/11/2020
20/02/2018
25208/16
19/07/2016
Asan SALI
1981
19/07/2016
25/09/2020
06/10/2020
Illegible signature
06/11/2020
14/03/2018
25964/16
30/05/2016
Marian CORNEANU
1963
30/05/2016
25/09/2020
08/10/2020
Signed for receipt by the applicant
06/11/2020
According to the Government’s observations of 10/01/2020, the applicant was still in detention at Craiova - Pelendava Prison at the time.
27888/16
21/06/2016
Daniel-Cristian NAE
1988
31/03/2017
25/09/2020
07/10/2020
Signed for receipt by a relative
06/11/2020
05/02/2017
27959/16
11/08/2016
Florin STATE
1986
07/01/2017
25/09/2020
09/10/2020
Signed by Tulcea Prison’s
representative
06/11/2020
According to a letter received on 06/03/2020 from the Constanța - Poarta Albă Prison, the applicant was still in detention at Tulcea Prison at the time.
29427/16
23/09/2016
Dănuț ILIE
1990
23/09/2016
30/09/2020
09/10/2020
Illegible signature
11/11/2020
According to the Government’s observations of 10/01/2020, the applicant was still in detention at Arad Prison at the time.
29920/16
23/05/2016
Gheorghe TELESCU
1966
Anica Stroița
Resița
07/07/2016
25/09/2020
07/10/2020
Illegible signature
06/11/2020
According to the Government’s observations of 10/01/2020, the applicant was still in detention at Timișoara Prison at the time.
32175/16
15/07/2016
Aurelian CONSTANTIN
1986
04/07/2017
30/09/2020
08/10/2020
Illegible signature
12/11/2020
15/01/2019
33146/16
25/10/2016
Mihai-Gabriel AGACHE
1990
18/04/2018
01/12/2020
11/12/2020
Signed by Târgu Jiu Prison’s
representative
12/01/2021
According to the Government’s observations of 08/01/2020, the applicant was still in detention at Târgu Jiu Prison at the time.
33468/16
10/08/2016
Cătălin BADEA
1981
28/10/2019
01/12/2020
08/12/2020
Handed over to the recipient (according to information on the website of the Romanian Post)
12/01/2021
25/02/2020
33469/16
04/07/2016
Marius-Cătălin DIN
1992
26/09/2016
25/09/2020
08/10/2020
Illegible signature
06/11/2020
09/05/2017
34144/16
25/10/2016
Gabriel MLĂCEANU
1985
25/10/2016
14/10/2020
28/10/2020
Illegible signature
25/11/2020
15/05/2018
36061/16
20/09/2016
Gică CRĂCIUN
1982
06/11/2017
25/09/2020
08/10/2020
Handed over to the recipient (according to information on the website of the postal delivery service)
06/11/2020
07/11/2017
36720/16
19/08/2016
Stelian FARCAȘ
1982
19/08/2016
14/10/2020
22/10/2020
Illegible signature
25/11/2020
18/12/2018
38648/16
11/10/2016
Carmen-Cornel TUDOR
1975
07/11/2016
12/10/2020
22/10/2020
Signed for receipt by the applicant’s mother
23/11/2020
29/03/2019
38721/16
26/07/2016
Mihály MAJLÁT
1988
26/07/2016
12/10/2020
21/10/2020
Illegible signature
23/11/2020
31/10/2017
38865/16
26/07/2016
Mátyás MAJLÁT
1962
26/07/2016
14/10/2020
21/10/2020
Signed by Miercurea Ciuc Prison’s representative
25/11/2020
According to the Government’s observations of 09/01/2020, the applicant was still in detention at Miercurea Ciuc Prison at the time.
41879/16
26/08/2016
Robert-Relu OLARU
1977
31/10/2016
05/10/2020
22/10/2020
Signed for receipt by the applicant’s spouse
16/11/2020
06/11/2017
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