THIRD SECTION

DECISION

Application no. 48932/08 Mikhail Kazimirovich VLADIMIROV against Russia

The European Court of Human Rights (Third Section), sitting on 29 August 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 11 September 2008 ,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

The applicant, Mr Mikhail Kazimirovich Vladimirov, is a Russian national, who was born in 1980 and lives in Tver.

On 15 July 2015 the applicant ’ s complaints concerning allegedly unlawful detention, police entrapment and inability to effectively examine an anonymous witness, were communicated to the Russian Government (“the Government”).

On 4 November 2015 the Government submitted their observations on the admissibility and merits of the application and, on 9 November 2015, these observations were forwarded to the applicant who was invited to submit observations in reply by 21 December 2015. No reply was received from the applicant by that date.

By a letter of 26 January 2016, sent by registered post, the applicant was informed that the period allowed for submission of his observations had expired 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 a case out of its list of cases where the circumstances lead to the conclusion that the applicant does not intend to pursue the application. On 16 March 2016 the Registry ’ s letter to the applicant was returned as unclaimed.

No further information has been received from the applicant as of the date of the examination of his application.

THE LAW

In the light of the foregoing, the Court concludes that the applicant does not wish to pursue the application within the meaning of Article 37 § 1 (a) of the Convention. Furthermore, in accordance with Article 37 § 1 in fine , the Court finds no special circumstances regarding respect for human rights as defined in the Convention and the Protocols thereto which require the continued 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 September 2019 .

Liv Tigerstedt Alena Poláčková Acting Deputy Registrar President