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DECISION

Application no. 25204/16 Vasile-Ioan ROȘU against Romania

The European Court of Human Rights (Fourth Section), sitting on 21 January 2021 as a Committee composed of:

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

and Liv Tigerstedt, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,

Having regard to the above application lodged on 21 June 2016 ,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

The applicant, Mr Vasile-Ioan Roșu , was born in 1964.

The applicant ’ s complaints under Article 3 of the Convention concerning the inadequate conditions of detention were communicated to the Romanian Government (“the Government”).

On 3 February 2020 the Government informed the Registry that applicant had died on 8 September 2016.

On 17 June 2020, the Government ’ s observations were sent to the applicant ’ s home address asking whether there w ere any potential heirs wishing to pursue the proceedings before the Court. No reply to this letter has been received by the Court.

Therefore, on 24 September 2020 the Registry sent, by registered post, a new letter with a similar content, but the letter returned as unclaimed.

THE LAW

In the light of the foregoing, the Court concludes that it is no longer justified to continue the examination of the application within the meaning of Article 37 § 1 (c) of the Convention.

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 11 February 2021 .

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             Liv Tigerstedt Armen Harutyunyan              Acting Deputy Registrar President