FIFTH SECTION

DECISION

Application no. 26618/14 Oleksandr Stanyslavovych SOLOVYOV against Ukraine

The European Court of Human Rights (Fifth Section ), sitting on 22 March 2018 as a Committee composed of:

André Potocki , President, Síofra O ’ Leary, Mārtiņš Mits , judges,

and Liv Tigerstedt, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,

Having regard to the above application lodged on 18 March 2014 ,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

The applicant, Mr Oleksandr Stanyslavovych Solovyov , was born in 1982 and was detained in prison in Kharkiv .

He was represented before the Court by Mr Y.V. Borzykh , a lawyer practising in Kharkiv .

The applicant ’ s complaints under Article 5 §§ 1 and 4 of the Convention were communicated to the Ukrainian Government (“the Government”) , who submitted observations on the admissibility and merits.

The observations were forwarded to the applicant ’ s representative who was invited to submit observations in reply by 31 March 2016. No answer was received.

By letter dated 26 September 2016, sent by registered post, the applicant ’ s representative was notified that the period allowed for submission of his observations had expired on 31 March 2016 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.

The letter was delivered on 7 October 2016. However, no response has been received.

THE LAW

In the light of the foregoing, t he Court concludes that the applicant may be regarded as no longer wishing to pursue the application (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 12 April 2018 .

Liv Tigerstedt André Potocki Acting Deputy Registrar President