FIFTH SECTION

DECISION

Application no. 41439/11 Kassem Mekhdi SOZHOD against Ukraine

The European Court of Human Rights (Fifth Section), sitting on 28 May 2020 as a Committee composed of:

Lado Chanturia , President, Ganna Yudkivska , Anja Seibert- Fohr , judges,

and Liv Tigerstedt, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,

Having regard to the above application lodged on 24 June 2011 ,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

The applicant, Mr Kassem Mekhdi Sozhod , was born in 1958. He was represented by Mr I.Y.Godetskyy , a lawyer practising in Kyiv.

The applicant ’ s complaint under Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 to the Convention concerning the proportionality of a confiscation measure applied to him within administrative (minor) offence proceedings, as well as his complaint under Article 13 of the Convention concerning the alleged lack of an effective domestic remedy in that regard, were communicated to the Ukrainian Government (“the Government”) .

By letters dated 22 November 2019, sent by registered post to the applicant and to his representative, the Registry reminded the applicant that the period allowed for submission of his observations and just satisfaction claims had expired on 9 September 2019 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 applicant and his representati ve received these letters on 27 December 2019 and 4 December 2019, respectively. However, no reply has been received by the Court.

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 18 June 2020 . signature_p_2}

Liv Tigerstedt Lado Chanturia              Acting Deputy Registrar President