FIRST SECTION

DECISION

Application no. 46299/99

by Turkie MOHAMMAD

against Sweden

The European Court of Human Rights ( First Section) sitting on 11 May 1999 as a Chamber composed of

Mr J. Casadevall , President ,

Mrs E. Palm,

Mr L. Ferrari Bravo,

Mr Gaukur Jörundsson ,

Mr C. Bîrsan ,

Mrs W. Thomassen ,

Mr T. Pantiru , Judges ,

with Mr M. O’Boyle, Section Registrar ;

Having regard to Article 34 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms;

Having regard to the application introduced on 11 February 1999 by Turkie MOHAMMAD  against Sweden and registered on 22 February 1999 under file no. 46299/99;

Having regard to the report provided for in Rule 49 of the Rules of Court;

Having deliberated;

Decides as follows:

THE FACTS

The applicant is a Syrian national, born in 1972 and presently residing in Sweden.  She is represented before the Court by Ms Annika Sahlström , a lawyer practising in Uppsala .

The applicant arrived in Sweden in July 1997 and applied for asylum a month later. On 29 June 1998 and 5 February 1999, respectively, the National Immigration Board ( Statens invandrarverk ) and the Aliens Appeals Board ( Utlänningsnämnden ) rejected her application. They further ordered her deportation to Syria.

COMPLAINT

The applicant complains that she will risk being subjected to degrading treatment upon return to Syria. She invokes Article 3 of the Convention.

The application was introduced on 11 February 1999 and registered on 22 February 1999. The applicant requested the Court to secure a stay of her deportation.

On 19 February 1999 the Acting President of the Court (First Section) decided not to indicate to the respondent Government, pursuant to Rule 39 of the Court’s Rules of Procedure, the measure suggested by the applicant.

By a letter received by the Court on 26 April 1999, the applicant’s representative expressed the wish not to pursue the application.

REASONS FOR THE DECISION

Having regard to Article 37 § 1 (a) of the Convention, the Court notes that the applicant does not intend to pursue her application.  Moreover, as regards the issues raised in the present case, the Court finds no reasons of a general character affecting respect for human rights, as defined in the Convention, which require the further examination of the application by virtue of Article 37 § 1 in fine .

For these reasons, the Court, unanimously,

DECIDES TO STRIKE THE APPLICATION OUT OF ITS LIST OF CASES .

Michael O’Boyle Josep Casadevall Registrar President