FIRST SECTION
DECISION
Application no. 26375/23
Karol Edward ZBLEWSKI
against Poland
The European Court of Human Rights (First Section), sitting on 7 November 2024 as a Committee composed of:
Georgios A. Serghides, President,
Erik Wennerström,
Alain Chablais, judges,
and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,
Having regard to the above application lodged on 19 June 2023,
Having deliberated, decides as follows:
FACTS AND PROCEDURE
The applicant, Mr Karol Edward Zblewski, was born in 1989.
The applicant’s complaints under Article 6 § 1 and Article 13 of the Convention concerning the excessive length of criminal proceedings and the lack of any effective remedy in domestic law were communicated to the Polish Government (“the Government”), who submitted observations on the admissibility and merits.
By letter dated 20 March 2024 the Government’s observations were forwarded to the applicant, who was invited to submit his comments by 2 May 2024. No response has been received.
By letter dated 14 June 2024, sent by registered post, the applicant was notified that the period allowed for submission of his observations had expired on 2 May 2024 and that no extension of time had been requested. The applicant’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.
On 25 July 2024 the letter came back as unclaimed. The applicant has not to date resumed correspondence with the Court in the instant case.
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 28 November 2024.
Viktoriya Maradudina Georgios A. Serghides
Acting Deputy Registrar President