FOURTH SECTION

DECISION

Application no. 55682/16 Nicolae OIȚĂ against Romania

The European Court of Human Rights (Fourth Section), sitting on 24 February 2022 as a Committee composed of:

Armen Harutyunyan, President, Jolien Schukking, Ana Maria Guerra Martins, judges,

and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,

Having regard to the above application lodged on 7 October 2016,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

The applicant, Mr Nicolae Oiță, was born in 1978. His complaints under Article 3 of the Convention concerning the inadequate conditions of detention were communicated to the Romanian Government (“the Government”).

The Government submitted observations, which were sent to the applicant for comments, at the home address indicated for correspondence. The letter returned to the Court on 20 August 2021 as “recipient deceased”.

On 8 September and 24 November 2021 the Registry sent letters to the applicant’s home address, asking whether there was any potential heir wishing to pursue the proceedings before the Court.

On 22 September and 6 December 2021 the applicant’s mother signed for the receipt of the letters. No reply to these letters has been received by the Court to date.

THE LAW

In the light of the foregoing, the Court concludes that the applicant’s potential heirs do not wish to pursue the application within the meaning of Article 37 § 1 (a) of the Convention.

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 17 March 2022.

Viktoriya Maradudina Armen Harutyunyan Acting Deputy Registrar President