FOURTH SECTION

DECISION

Application no. 79897/13 Nelu IORDACHE against Romania

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

Armen Harutyunyan, President, Jolien Schukking, Ana Maria Guerra Martins, judges,

and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,

Having regard to the above application lodged on 9 December 2013,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

The applicant, Mr Nelu Iordache, was born in 1967.

The applicant was represented by Mr M. Predoi, a lawyer practising in Bucharest.

The applicant’s complaints under Article 5 § 3 of the Convention concerning the length of the applicant’s pre-trial detention and the reasons thereof were communicated to the Romanian 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.

On 22 October 2020 the Court requested additional observations from the parties concerning the applicant’s pre-trial detention, as well as certain documents essential to the processing of the application. The Government’s submissions were forwarded to the applicant, who was invited to submit his own observations. No reply was received to that letter from the applicant.

By letter dated 7 April 2021, sent by registered post, the applicant was notified that the period allowed for submission of his observations had expired on 23 December 2020 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. The applicant received the letter on 20 April 2021. 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 Armen Harutyunyan Acting Deputy Registrar President