THIRD SECTION

DECISION

Application no. 51016/15 Yevgeniya Vasilyevna KOROTKOVA against Russia

The European Court of Human Rights (Third Section), sitting on 28 November 2019 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 9 October 2015 ,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

The applicant, Ms Yevgeniya Vasilyevna Korotkova, was born in 1988 and lives in Moscow.

The applicant was represented by Mr V.V. Lavrov, a lawyer practising in Moscow.

The applicant ’ s complaints under Article 5 of the Convention concerning house arrest and belated review of house arrest orders 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 her own observations. The Court ’ s letter came back on 20 April 2018 as “unclaimed”.

On the same date the Registry sent a letter to the applicant, informing her that the Court ’ s letters did not reach her representative. The applicant was requested to inform the Court whether she was still represented by Mr Lavrov and whether his address had been changed . No reply was received to this letter.

By letter of 2 January 2019, sent by registered post, the applicant was requested to submit the information referred to in the Court ’ s letter of 20 April 2018 by 20 February 2019. The applicant was informed 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 delivered to the addressee on 11 January 2019. No response has been received.

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 19 December 2019 .

Liv Tigerstedt Alena Poláčková Acting Deputy Registrar President