SECOND SECTION

DECISION

Application no. 59272/18 Mindaugas GADEIKIS against Lithuania

The European Court of Human Rights (Second Section), sitting on 17 December 2020 as a Committee composed of:

Branko Lubarda, President, Carlo Ranzoni, Pauliine Koskelo, judges, and Liv Tigerstedt, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,

Having regard to the above application lodged on 6 December 2018 ,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

The applicant, Mr Mindaugas Gadeikis , was born in 1977.

The applicant ’ s complaint under Article 7 § 1 of the Convention concerning the alleged retroactive application of criminal law was communicated to the Lithuanian 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. He did not respond.

By letter dated 3 September 2020, sent by registered post, the applicant was notified that the period allowed for submission of his observations had expired on 1 September 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 this letter on 15 September 2020. 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 21 January 2021 .

Liv Tigerstedt Branko Lubarda              Acting Deputy Registrar President