FIRST SECTION

DECISION

Application no . 52304/08 Aleksandr Eduardovich BLYUMIN against Russia

The European Court of Human Rights ( First Section ), sitting on 24 March 2015 as a Committee composed of:

Mirjana Lazarova Trajkovska , President, Paulo Pinto de Albuquerque , Ksenija Turković , judges, and André Wampach , Deputy Section Registrar ,

Having regard to the above application lodged on 25 September 2008 ,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

The applicant, Mr Aleksandr Eduardovich Blyumin , is a Russian national, who was born in 1964 and lives in Moscow He was represented before the Court by Mr A. Korolev , a lawyer practising in Moscow .

The Russian Government (“the Government”) were represented by Mr G. Matyushkin, the Representative of the Russian Federation at the European Court of Human Rights.

The applicant complained under Article 6 of the Convention about the inability to examine witnesses, whose testimony was used for conviction.

By a partial decision of 14 January 2014 the Court decided to give notice to the Government of the applicant ’ s complaint mentioned above. T he Government submitted to the Registry their observations on the admissibility and merits of the application. These were forwarded on 10 July 2014 to the applicant, who was invited to submit observations in reply by 11 September 2014.

On 7 August 2014 the applicant informed the Court that he wanted to withdraw the application since “[he has] no material or other claims against the Russian Federation” .

By letter dated 2 September 2014 , sent by registered post, the applicant ’ s representative Mr A. Korolev was requested to confirm the withdrawal. He received this letter on 2 9 September 2014 , h owever, no response has been received.

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.

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 16 April 2015 .

André Wampach Mirjana Lazarova Trajkovska Deputy Registrar President