THIRD SECTION

DECISION

Application no. 44260/17 Ólafur ÓLAFSSON against Iceland

The European Court of Human Rights (Third Section), sitting on 1 December 202 as a Committee composed of:

Helen Keller, President, Anja Seibert-Fohr, Peeter Roosma, judges, and Olga Chernishova, Deputy Section Registrar ,

Having regard to the above application lodged on 2 June 2017,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

The applicant, Mr Ólafur Ólafsson , is an Icelandic national, who was born in 1957 and lives in Pully. He was represented before the Court by Mr Erik Werlauff , a lawyer practising in Herning.

The Icelandic Government (“the Government”) were represented by their Agent, Mr Einar Karl Hallvarðsson , the State Attorney General.

The applicant complained under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention that his right to be heard by an independent and impartial tribunal and his right to be presumed innocent until proven guilty had been violated due to Justices M.S, and A.K., two of the five Supreme Court Justices which decided the criminal case against the applicant on appeal, having financial interests/owning shares in one or more of the three collapsed Icelandic banks, Landsbanki , Glitnir and Kaupthing .

On 30 August 2019 the Court decided to give notice to the Government of the applicant ’ s complaints detailed above.

On 4 May 2020 the applicant ’ s representative informed the Court that having reviewed the Court ’ s recent case-law [ Sigríður Elín Sigfúsdóttir v. Iceland , no. 41382/17, 25 February 2020] the applicant wanted to withdraw his application.

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 or its Protocols, 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.

In view of the above, it is appropriate to strike the case 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 22 December 2020 .

Olga Chernishova Helen Keller Deputy Registrar President