FIRST SECTION

DECISION

Application no. 50449/18 M.A. against Sweden

The European Court of Human Rights (First Section), sitting on 20 January 2022 as a Committee composed of:

Alena Poláčková, President, Raffaele Sabato, Davor Derenčinović, judges,

and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,

Having regard to the above application lodged on 29 October 2018,

Having regard to the decision to grant the applicant anonymity under Rule 47 § 4 of the Rules of Court,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

The applicant, Mr M.A., was born in 1994. He was represented by Mr Ekbrand, a lawyer practising in Gothenburg.

The applicant’s complaints under Articles 2 and 3 of the Convention concerning his expulsion to Libya were communicated to the Swedish Government (“the Government”), represented by their Agent, Ms H. Lindquist, of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs.

On 6 December 2021 the applicant informed the Registry that he wanted to withdraw the application to the Court due to the new circumstances in his case.

THE LAW

In the light of the foregoing, the Court concludes that the applicant may be regarded as no longer wishing to pursue the application (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 the Protocols thereto which require the continued 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 10 February 2022.

Viktoriya Maradudina Alena Poláčková Acting Deputy Registrar President