THIRD SECTION
DECISION
Application no. 53259/20
V.M.
against Greece
The European Court of Human Rights (Third Section), sitting on 21 May 2026 as a Committee composed of:
Diana Kovatcheva, President,
Canòlic Mingorance Cairat,
Vasilka Sancin, judges,
and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,
Having regard to the above application against the Hellenic Republic lodged with the Court under Article 34 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (“the Convention”) on 1 December 2020,
Having regard to the decision not to have the applicant’s name disclosed,
Having deliberated, decides as follows:
FACTS AND PROCEDUREThe applicant, Mr V. M., was born in 1990. He was represented by Mr A. Konstantinou, a lawyer practising in Athens.
The applicant’s complaints under Article 5 §§ 1 and 4 of the Convention concerning the lawfulness of his administrative detention pending removal and the alleged lack of an effective judicial review of the lawfulness of the detention were communicated to the Greek Government (“the Government”).
On 21 February 2026 the representative informed the Registry that he was no longer in contact with the applicant.
THE LAWIn the light of the foregoing, the Court concludes that the applicant may be regarded as no longer wishing to pursue the application (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 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 11 June 2026.
Viktoriya Maradudina Diana Kovatcheva
Acting Deputy Registrar President