FIFTH SECTION

DECISION

Application no. 24736/19 Irakli KHOPERIA against Georgia

The European Court of Human Rights (Fifth Section), sitting on 22 April 2021 as a Committee composed of:

Stéphanie Mourou-Vikström , President, Jovan Ilievski, Mattias Guyomar , judges,

and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,

Having regard to the above application lodged on 17 April 2019 ,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

The applicant, Mr Irakli Khoperia , was born in 1997.

The applicant was represented by Ms T. Oniani , a lawyer practising in Tbilisi.

The applicant ’ s complaints under Article 3 of the Convention concerning his alleged ill-treatment by police officers and the lack of an effective investigation into the incident were communicated to the Georgian Government .

On 19 February 2021 the applicant informed the Registry that he wanted to withdraw the application to the Court since the matter had been resolved at domestic level.

THE LAW

In the light of the foregoing, t he 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 20 May 2021 .

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Viktoriya Maradudina Stéphanie Mourou-Vikström              Acting Deputy Registrar President