THIRD SECTION

DECISION

Application no. 58518/14 Andrey Valeryevich SEMOCHKIN against Russia

The European Court of Human Rights (Third Section), sitting on 11 March 2021 as a Committee composed of:

Darian Pavli, President, Dmitry Dedov, Peeter Roosma, judges,

and Liv Tigerstedt, Deputy Section Registrar,

Having regard to the above application lodged on 5 August 2014 ,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

The applicant, Mr Andrey Valeryevich Semochkin , was born in 1982.

The applicant’s complaints under Article 5 and Article 13 of the Convention concerning the unlawful administrative arrest and the lack of any effective remedy in domestic law as well as under Article 6 concerning no opportunity to retain counsel for the trial and to examine a police officer and the court’s refusal to assist in obtaining video evidence from a public enterprise were communicated to the Russian 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 .

By letter dated 2 September 2019, sent by registered post, the applicant was notified that the period allowed for submission of his observations had expired on 30 August 2018 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 this letter on 12 September 2019. However, no response has been received.

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 1 April 2021 .

Liv Tigerstedt Darian Pavli Deputy Registrar President