FIFTH SECTION

DECISION

Application no. 46446/15 Jeyhun Mammad Ali oglu JAFAROV against Azerbaijan

The European Court of Human Rights (Fifth Section), sitting on 17 January 2019 as a Committee composed of:

Síofra O ’ Leary, President, Mārtiņš Mits, Lado Chanturia, judges,

and Liv Tigerstedt, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,

Having regard to the above application lodged on 15 October 2015 ,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

The applicant, Mr Jeyhun Jafarov, is an Azerbaijani national, who was born in 1972 and lives in Baku. He was represented before the Court by Mr J. Javadov, a lawyer practising in Azerbaijan.

On 12 March 2018 the applicant ’ s complaints under Articles 3 and 5 of the Convention were communicated to the Azerbaijani Government (“the Government”), who were represented by their Agent, Mr Ç. Asgarov.

On 2 July 2018 the applicant ’ s representative informed the Court that the applicant wanted to withdraw the application since the criminal proceedings against him had been discontinued and he had been released from detention.

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 or its Protocols, 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.

In view of the above, it is appropriate to strike the case 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 7 February 2019 .

Liv Tigerstedt Síofra O ’ Leary Acting Deputy Registrar President