THIRD SECTION

DECISION

Application no. 77722/13 Anton Aleksandrovich ANDREYEV against Russia

The European Court of Human Rights (Third Section), sitting on 30 April 2020 as a Committee composed of:

Alena Poláčková, President, Dmitry Dedov, Gilberto Felici, judges,

and Liv Tigerstedt, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,

Having regard to the above application lodged on 7 November 2013 ,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

The applicant, Mr Anton Aleksandrovich Andreyev, was born in 1983.

The applicant ’ s complaints under Article 3 of the Convention concerning the inadequate conditions of detention as well as his complaint about remote location of the colony from the place of residence of his family and interference with his correspondence by the administration of another correctional colony where he had been detained at the time of the events were communicated to the Russian 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. No reply was received to the Registry ’ s letter .

By letter dated 7 August 2019 , sent by registered post, the applicant was notified that the period allowed for submission of his observations had expired on 22 May 2019 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 22 August 2019. However, no response 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 4 June 2020.

Liv Tigerstedt Alena Poláčková              Acting Deputy Registrar President