FIRST SECTION
DECISION
Application no. 35124/09
Yuliya Gennadyevna IVANOVA and Lyudmila Vitalyevna YEROKHINA
against Russia
The European Court of Human Rights (First Section), sitting on 9 December 2014 as a Committee composed of:
Mirjana Lazarova Trajkovska, President,
Paulo Pinto de Albuquerque,
Ksenija Turković, judges,
and André Wampach, Deputy Section Registrar,
Having regard to the above application lodged on 17 May 2009,
Having deliberated, decides as follows:
FACTS AND PROCEDURE
1. The applicants, Ms Yuliya Gennadyevna Ivanova and Ms Lyudmila Vitalyevna Yerokhina, are Russian nationals, who were born in 1971 and 1953 and live in Tyumen and Kirovgrad, respectively.
2. The Russian Government (“the Government”) were represented by Mr G. Matyushkin, Representative of the Russian Federation at the European Court of Human Rights.
3. The applicants alleged under Article 2 of the Convention that the Russian authorities had failed to prevent the suicide of their close relative Mr S. Vasilyev in a remand prison, and that the investigation into his death had been ineffective.
4. This complaint was communicated to the Government, who on 6 November 2013 submitted their observations. By letter dated 20 November 2013 these submissions were forwarded to the applicants, who were invited to submit their observations in reply.
5. By letter dated 21 May 2014, sent by registered post, the applicants were notified that the period allowed for submission of their observations had expired and that no extension of time had been requested. The applicants’ attention was drawn to Article 37 § 1 (a) of the Convention, which provides that the Court may strike a case out of its list of cases where the circumstances lead to the conclusion that the applicant does not intend to pursue the application.
6. The applicants received this letter on 18 June 2014. However, no response has been received.
THE LAW
7. The Court considers that, in these circumstances, the applicants may be regarded as no longer wishing to pursue their application, within the meaning of 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 its Protocols which require the continued examination of the case.
8. In view of the above, it is appropriate to strike the case out of the list.
For these reasons, the Court, unanimously,
Decides to strike the application out of its list of cases.
André WampachMirjana Lazarova Trajkovska
Deputy RegistrarPresident
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