FOURTH SECTION
DECISION
Application no. 24208/16
Ştefan-Ovidiu ȘUȚĂ against Romania
and 24 other applications
(see appended table)
The European Court of Human Rights (Fourth Section), sitting on 19 November 2020 as a Committee composed of:
Armen Harutyunyan, President,
Jolien Schukking,
Ana Maria Guerra Martins, judges,
and Liv Tigerstedt, 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 (“the 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 or of certain requested information 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) 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 10 December 2020.
Liv TigerstedtArmen 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
Time-limit for submission by the applicant of the information requested
Date of the applicant’s
release from prison
24208/16
16/05/2016
Ştefan-Ovidiu ȘUȚĂ
1977
04/05/2018
30/06/2020
23/07/2020
Letter returned as “unclaimed”
11/08/2020
23/01/2018
24566/16
19/05/2016
Ionel NIŢĂ
1974
04/05/2018
30/06/2020
13/07/2020
Signed by the applicant’s relative
11/08/2020
25/01/2018
28370/16
13/06/2016
Constantin DRĂGAN
1977
06/04/2018
30/06/2020
13/07/2020
Signed by the applicant’s mother
11/08/2020
02/02/2018
37038/16
07/11/2016
Marian AMBROZI
1961
Paula Rodica Toma
Braşov
16/11/2016
22/06/2020
10/07/2020
Signed by the applicant’s representative
03/08/2020
21/03/2019
38143/16
14/10/2016
Florin SUMAN
1971
02/08/2017
22/06/2020
13/08/2020
Letter returned as “unclaimed”
03/08/2020
17/01/2018
38215/16
02/08/2016
Constantin ALEXA
1974
09/08/2016
22/06/2020
06/07/2020
Signed by
the person designated in this respect by the applicant
03/08/2020
In detention at Vaslui Prison
38724/16
27/07/2016
Ghiorghe IORDACHE
1962
07/06/2017
22/06/2020
03/07/2020
Illegible signature
03/08/2020
11/06/2019
38892/16
29/07/2016
Florin TUDOR
1985
05/08/2016
23/06/2020
07/07/2020
Illegible signature
04/08/2020
07/08/2018
39043/16
01/08/2016
Eduard-Gabriel ION
1990
09/08/2016
23/06/2020
06/07/2020
Signed by the applicant
04/08/2020
08/12/2017
39916/16
09/09/2016
Medalion DULCĂ
1979
16/09/2016
23/06/2020
06/07/2020
Illegible signature
04/08/2020
26/09/2018
39948/16
07/10/2016
Stănel-Marian STANCIU
1988
14/01/2020
23/06/2020
13/07/2020
Signed by the applicant
04/08/2020
In detention at Focșani Prison
40518/16
02/08/2016
Lilian-Fănel GURLEA
1973
09/08/2016
23/06/2020
10/07/2020
Illegible signature
04/08/2020
22/01/2019
40652/16
26/07/2016
Ciprian-Florin IONESCU
1981
24/01/2017
23/06/2020
06/07/2020
Signed by the applicant
04/08/2020
09/04/2019
40655/16
27/07/2016
Vasile CRĂCIUN
1978
24/02/2017
23/06/2020
03/07/2020
Signed by the applicant’s mother
04/08/2020
19/02/2019
40707/16
17/08/2016
Csongor-Csaba CSISZER
1982
27/03/2017
22/06/2020
08/07/2020
Illegible signature
03/08/2020
04/11/2019
40716/16
20/01/2017
Dumitru-Marian MORŢUN
1993
13/03/2018
22/06/2020
06/07/2020
Signed by the applicant
03/08/2020
26/03/2019
40719/16
04/10/2016
Șerafetin IAȘAR
1975
31/01/2017
22/06/2020
21/07/2020
Letter returned as “unclaimed”
03/08/2020
25/04/2018
40746/16
11/08/2016
Ionuț-Alin MUTA
1988
20/11/2017
22/06/2020
07/07/2020
Signed by the applicant
03/08/2020
11/01/2019
40770/16
24/08/2016
Marius PĂSĂROIU
1985
31/01/2017
22/06/2020
06/07/2020
Signed by applicant’s aunt
03/08/2020
19/02/2019
41310/16
08/08/2016
Răzvan-Constantin PAIU
1987
02/02/2017
22/06/2020
06/07/2020
Signed by the Craiova Prison’s representative
03/08/2020
In detention at Craiova Prison
41860/16
10/08/2016
Marius SECANU
1984
18/08/2016
22/06/2020
06/07/2020
Signed by the applicant’s mother
03/08/2020
12/06/2018
42128/16
29/08/2016
Bogdan-Alexandru DEFTA
1994
06/09/2016
22/06/2020
06/07/2020
Signed by the applicant’s mother
03/08/2020
07/11/2017
42173/16
11/08/2016
Adrian-Sebastian RUJA
1989
08/10/2019
22/06/2020
15/07/2020
Letter returned from the
home address as
“incomplete address”
03/08/2020
10/01/2018
42349/16
17/08/2016
Florin GHIMIȘ
1970
21/11/2016
01/07/2020
14/07/2020
Signed by the applicant’s mother
12/08/2020
04/06/2019
43034/16
24/08/2016
Mircea-Marian DUMITRU
1979
12/01/2017
01/07/2020
16/07/2020
Signed by the Mărgineni Prison’s representative
12/08/2020
In detention at Mărgineni Prison
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