FOURTH SECTION
DECISION
Application no. 18039/16
Adrian VANGHELE against Romania
and 18 other applications
(See appended table)
The European Court of Human Rights (Fourth Section), sitting on 21 January 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 letters also set a new time‑limit for the submission of the observations by the applicants. 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.
The letters were returned to 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. All applicants have been released from prison. No response to the Court’s letters was received from the applicants.
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 February 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 Court’s
registered letter
Date and reason of return of the
registered letter
New time-limit for
submission of observations by the applicant
Date of the
applicant’s
release from prison
18039/16
01/05/2016
Adrian VANGHELE
1963
24/09/2020
16/11/2020
‘Unclaimed’
05/11/2020
23/01/2019
18431/16
06/07/2016
George ORBULESCU
1986
25/09/2020
16/11/2020
‘Unclaimed’
06/11/2020
14/11/2017
18567/16
23/05/2016
Florin-Gabriel POPESCU
1991
25/09/2020
16/11/2020
‘Unclaimed’
06/11/2020
01/11/2016
32797/16
06/07/2016
Petrică DOBRE
1978
25/09/2020
16/11/2020
‘Unclaimed’
06/11/2020
17/01/2018
33071/16
08/07/2016
Gavril-Lucian CIUPEA
1969
25/09/2020
27/11/2020
‘Unclaimed’
06/11/2020
26/06/2018
33475/16
02/11/2016
Silviu-Sorin UNGUREANU
1972
25/09/2020
16/11/2020
‘Released’
06/11/2020
13/12/2017
33627/16
12/10/2016
Ion HORGA
1967
Stoica Nicolae,
Norway
25/09/2020
16/11/2020
‘Unclaimed’
06/11/2020
17/07/2018
35318/16
18/07/2016
Dumitru IGNAT
1972
Daniela Voduță,
Vaslui
11/09/2020
16/11/2020
‘Unclaimed’
23/10/2020
19/12/2018
35639/16
19/07/2016
Fănel SEREA
1984
14/09/2020
16/11/2020
‘Released’
26/10/2020
30/07/2019
36011/16
19/07/2016
Mădălin-Ionuț SIMION
1992
25/09/2020
16/11/2020
‘Released’
06/11/2020
17/11/2017
36285/16
24/11/2016
Adrian STOICA
1975
14/09/2020
16/11/2020
‘Released’
26/10/2020
06/11/2018
76327/16
27/12/2016
Gabriel Dorel POPU
1988
25/09/2020
27/11/2020
‘Unclaimed’
06/11/2020
08/11/2017
76482/16
04/01/2017
Dănuț-Marian NASTAS
1991
25/09/2020
27/11/2020
‘Unclaimed’
06/11/2020
04/11/2017
78474/16
30/12/2016
Marian DINCĂ
1978
25/09/2020
16/11/2020
‘Unclaimed’
06/11/2020
10/09/2019
79122/16
13/02/2017
Alexandru-Cristian-Anton GHEORGHE
1991
25/09/2020
16/11/2020
‘Unclaimed’
06/11/2020
02/10/2018
79493/16
02/02/2017
Mihai DUMITRU
1987
25/09/2020
16/11/2020
‘Unclaimed’
06/11/2020
07/11/2017
9254/17
27/03/2017
Gheorghe ALBU
1980
29/09/2020
16/11/2020
‘Unclaimed’
10/11/2020
19/01/2018
10605/17
31/01/2017
Ambrosie TEGLAȘ
1983
Titiana-Daniela Satnoianu,
Brașov
29/09/2020
27/11/2020
‘Unclaimed’
10/11/2020
09/04/2019
11476/17
28/02/2017
Alin DONDOȚI
1987
29/09/2020
16/11/2020
‘Unclaimed’
10/11/2020
25/01/2018
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