SECOND SECTION

DECISION

Application no. 33276/12 Anatolie FLOREA against the Republic of Moldova

The European Court of Human Rights (Second Section), sitting on 9 September 2021 as a Committee composed of:

Branko Lubarda, President, Pauliine Koskelo, Marko Bošnjak, judges,

and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,

Having regard to the above application lodged on 22 May 2012,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

The applicant, Mr Anatolie Florea, was born in 1963.

The applicant’s complaints under Articles 3 and 13 of the Convention concerning the alleged ill-treatment by the special forces and the lack of any effective remedy in domestic law were communicated to the Moldovan Government (“the Government”), who submitted observations on the admissibility and merits. The observations were forwarded to the applicant, who was invited to submit his own observations. No reply was received to the Registry’s letter.

In 2019 the Registry reminded the applicant of the need to appoint a representative to submit the observations in the case. The applicant did not respond. By letter dated 1 December 2020, sent by registered post, the applicant was notified that the period allowed for submission of his observations had expired on 30 July 2014, that no extension of time had been requested and that the applicant had failed to designate a representative and to submit the relevant authority form. 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. However, no response has followed.

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 30 September 2021.

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Viktoriya Maradudina Branko Lubarda Acting Deputy Registrar President