THIRD SECTION

DECISION

Application no. 19872/18 Oleg Viktorovich MOROZOV against Russia

The European Court of Human Rights (Third Section), sitting on 5 November 2020 a s a Committee composed of:

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

and Liv Tigerstedt, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,

Having regard to the above application lodged on 25 April 2018 ,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

The applicant, Mr Oleg Viktorovich Morozov , was born in 1960.

The applicant was represented by Mr U. Sommer , a lawyer practising in Köln.

The applicant ’ s complaints under Article 6 of the Convention concerning the a bsence of the applicant ’ s lawyer from appeal hearings in his criminal case were communicated to the Russian Government (“the Government”) , who submitted observations on the admissibility and merits. The observations were forwarded to the applicant ’ s representative, who was invited to submit his own observations. No reply was received to the Registry ’ s letter .

By letter dated 3 June 2020, sent to the applicant ’ s representative through the Court ’ s Electronic Communications Service ( eComms ) , the representative was notified that the period allowed for submission of his observations had expired on 28 February 2020 and that no extension of time had been requested. His 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 letter was not downloaded by the applicant ’ s representative and no response to it has been received by the Court. The applicant ’ s representative has not connected to his eComms account since 27 May 2020.

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 26 November 2020 .

Liv Tigerstedt Darian Pavli Acting Deputy Registrar President