FIFTH SECTION

DECISION

Application no. 73978/14 Dmytro Ivanovych LAN

against Ukraine

The European Court of Human Rights (Fifth Section), sitting on 6 October 2022 as a Committee composed of:

Stéphanie Mourou-Vikström , President,

Ivana Jelić ,

Kateřina Šimáčková , judges,

and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,

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

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

The applicant, Mr Dmytro Ivanovych Lan, was born in 1989. He was represented by Mr V.S. Koskovetskyy , a lawyer practising in Dnipro.

The applicant’s complaints under Article 6 §§ 1 and 3 (c) of the Convention were communicated to the Ukrainian Government (“the Government”), who submitted observations on the admissibility and merits. On 28 September 2021 the observations were forwarded to the applicant’s representative, who was invited to submit the observations in reply. However, no response has followed.

By letter dated 9 December 2021, sent by registered post, the applicant’s representative was notified that the period allowed for submission of his observations had expired on 10 November 2021 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 an application 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’s representative received this letter on 31 December 2021. However, 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 and the Protocols thereto, 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 27 October 2022.

Viktoriya Maradudina Stéphanie Mourou-Vikström Acting Deputy Registrar President