FIRST SECTION

DECISION

Application no . 56602/12 Rajko BAJIĆ and others against Croatia

The European Court of Human Rights ( First Section ), sitting on 19 Mai 2015 as a Committee composed of:

Mirjana Lazarova Trajkovska , President, Linos-Alexandre Sicilianos , Ksenija Turković , judges, and André Wampach , Deputy Section Registrar ,

Having regard to the above application lodged on 10 May 2013 ,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

A list of the applicants is set out in the appendix.

The Croatian Government (“the Government”) were represented by their Agent, M s Å . Sta ž nik.

The applicants complained under the procedural aspect of Article s 2 and 14 of the Convention about the inefficiency in the investigation into the killing of their close relative in August 1995.

The applica tion was communi cated to the Government, who submitted their observations on the admissibility and merits. The observations were forwarded to the applicants, who were invited to submit their own observations. No reply was received to the Registry ’ s letter.

By letter dated 15 January 2015 , sent by registered post, the applicants ’ representative was notified that the period allowed for submission of their observations had expired on 5 November 2014 and that no extension of time had been requested. The applicants ’ representative ’ 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 applicants ’ representative received this letter on 23 January 2015 . However, no response has been received.

THE LAW

The Court considers that, in these circumstances, the applicants may be regarded as no longer wishing to pursue their 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 11 June 2015 .

André Wampach Mirjana Lazarova Trajkovska Deputy Registrar President

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