THIRD SECTION

DECISION

Application no . 14566/14 Sergiu MOCANU against the Republic of Moldova

The European Court of Human Rights ( Third Section ), sitting on 16 June 2015 as a Committee composed of:

Kristina Pardalos , President , Valeriu Griţco , Branko Lubarda , judges ,

and Marialena Tsirli , Deputy Section Registrar ,

Having regard to the above application lodged on 7 February 2014 ,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

The applicant, Mr Sergiu Mocanu , is a Moldovan national, who was born in 1976 and lives in Chişinău .

The Moldovan Government (“the Government”) were represented by their Agent, Mr L. Apostol.

The applicant complained under Article 3 of the Convention that he had been ill-treated at the police station and that the investigation into his complaints had been ineffective .

The applicant ’ s complaints were communicated to the Government, who submitted their 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 13 January 2015 , sent by registered post, the applicant was notified that the period allowed for submission of his observations had expired on 5 December 2014 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 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 applicant received this letter on 22 January 2015 . However, no response has been received.

THE LAW

The Court considers that, in these circumstances, the applicant may be regarded as no longer wishing to pursue his 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 its Protocols which require the continued examination of the case.

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 9 July 2015 .

Marialena Tsirli Kristina Pardalos Deputy Registrar President