THIRD SECTION
DECISION
Application no. 46132/13
Valentin Viktorovich IVANOV
against Russia
The European Court of Human Rights (Third Section), sitting on 25 August 2022 as a Committee composed of:
Darian Pavli, President,
Andreas Zünd,
Mikhail Lobov, judges,
and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,
Having regard to the above application lodged on 29 June 2013,
Having deliberated, decides as follows:
FACTS AND PROCEDURE
The applicant, Mr Valentin Viktorovich Ivanov, was born in 1947.
The applicant was represented by Mr Kozlovskiy, a lawyer practising in Saratov.
The applicant’s complaints under Articles 3 and 6 of the Convention concerning alleged police ill-treatment and the authorities’ subsequent failure to investigate these incidents were communicated to the Russian Government.
By letter dated 22 February 2022, sent through the Court’s Electronic Communications Service (eComms), the applicant’s representative was invited to submit, on behalf of the applicant, the written observations and any claims for just satisfaction before 5 April 2022. The letter was consulted by Mr Kozlovskiy on 22 February 2022. No submissions have been received.
By letter dated 29 April 2022, sent through eComms, the applicant’s representative was notified that the period allowed for submission of his observations had expired on 5 April 2022 and that no extension of time had been requested. The applicant’s representative’s attention was 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 letter was not consulted by the applicant’s representative.
THE LAW
In the light of the foregoing, and in the absence of any special circumstances regarding respect for the rights guaranteed by the Convention and the Protocols thereto, the Court, in accordance with Article 37 § 1 (a) of the Convention, considers that it is no longer justified to continue the examination of the application.
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 15 September 2022.
Viktoriya Maradudina Darian Pavli
Acting Deputy Registrar President