FOURTH SECTION
DECISION
Application no. 22039/16
Florin-Petrișor UȚĂ against Romania
and 18 other applications
(see appended table)
The European Court of Human Rights (Fourth Section), sitting on 18 February 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 11 March 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
22039/16
06/06/2016
Florin-Petrișor UȚĂ
1985
20/07/2016
14/10/2020
22/10/2020
Signed by the applicant
25/11/2020
In detention at Vaslui Prison
25658/16
19/07/2016
Belgin ASAN
1980
29/07/2016
14/10/2020
20/10/2020
Signed by a third party living at the address indicated in the application form as correspondence address
25/11/2020
In detention at Poarta-Albă Prison
31538/16
11/07/2016
Florin GHINEA
1989
18/02/2020
12/10/2020
26/10/2020
Signed by the applicant’s brother
23/11/2020
05/12/2017
35194/16
07/07/2016
Vendel MAJLÁT
1987
22/09/2016
14/10/2020
26/10/2020
Signed by the applicant
25/11/2020
06/03/2018
37750/16
25/07/2016
Petru HODOR
1971
23/08/2016
14/10/2020
21/10/2020
Signed by the applicant
25/11/2020
05/06/2019
38219/16
18/07/2016
Dănuț SÎRBU
1972
25/07/2016
14/10/2020
20/10/2020
Signed by the applicant’s father
25/11/2020
06/09/2018
39148/16
18/10/2016
Gelu ILIESCU
1969
09/11/2016
12/10/2020
22/10/2020
Signed by Arad Prison’s representative
23/11/2020
In detention at Arad Prison
39251/16
12/10/2016
Ovidiu Sebastian GHICA
1975
Gheorghe Ghica
Constanța
21/11/2016
12/10/2020
26/10/2020
Signed by the applicant’s sister
(letter sent to home address, specifically indicated for correspondence by the applicant, where his representative and his sister live)
23/11/2020
In detention at Poarta-Albă Prison
40332/16
26/01/2017
Ionel BORȘ
1989
01/02/2017
12/10/2020
26/10/2020
Signed by the applicant
23/11/2020
13/12/2017
42104/16
19/08/2016
Robert SANDU
1994
26/08/2016
12/10/2020
26/10/2020
Signed by the applicant’s mother
23/11/2020
28/10/2018
47927/16
18/10/2016
Nicolae SLUȘARIC
1975
Andreea‑Gabriela Cadar
Galati
18/07/2017
14/10/2020
22/10/2020
Signed by the assistant of the applicant’s representative
25/11/2020
In detention at Poarta-Albă Prison
58622/16
21/10/2016
Robert ZDRENȚU
1976
05/12/2016
14/10/2020
23/10/2020
Signed by the applicant
25/11/2020
25/02/2019
59509/16
04/10/2016
Adrian CUT
1990
12/10/2016
14/10/2020
23/10/2020
Signed by the applicant’s father
25/11/2020
25/03/2019
60294/16
13/04/2017
Marcel APOPI
1981
12/05/2020
14/10/2020
21/10/2020
Signed by the applicant
25/11/2020
In detention at Timișoara Prison
61423/16
21/11/2016
Petrea ANDONE
1940
20/02/2017
14/10/2020
21/10/2020
Signed by the applicant’s brother
25/11/2020
08/08/2018
61588/16
02/12/2016
Anton STAN
1988
07/12/2016
14/10/2020
21/10/2020
Signed by the applicant’s father
25/11/2020
14/11/2017
61864/16
19/12/2016
Marius-Alexandru BUTUZA
1988
04/01/2017
14/10/2020
19/10/2020
Signed by the applicant’s relative (aunt)
25/11/2020
01/11/2017
64881/16
28/11/2016
Constantin SĂLĂVĂSTRU
1978
12/05/2017
12/10/2020
29/10/2020
Signed by the applicant
23/11/2020
20/03/2018
792/17
31/01/2017
Gigi CORA
1970
06/12/2017
12/10/2020
26/10/2020
Letter returned as “left the country”
(letter sent to home address, specifically indicated for correspondence by the applicant)
23/11/2020
12/12/2018
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