FOURTH SECTION

DECISION

Application no. 58506/19 Valentin IVANOV against Romania

The European Court of Human Rights (Fourth Section), sitting on 14 September 2023 as a Committee composed of:

Faris Vehabović , President , Anja Seibert-Fohr, Anne Louise Bormann , judges ,

and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,

Having regard to the above application lodged on 31 October 2019,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

The applicant, Mr Valentin Ivanov, was born in 1966. He was represented by Mr Sarchizian, a lawyer practising in Bucharest.

The applicant’s complaints under Article 2 of the Convention concerning the lack of an effective investigation into the death of his son were communicated to the Romanian Government (“the Government”), who submitted observations on the admissibility and merits. The observations were forwarded to the applicant, who was invited to submit his own observations. No reply was received to the Registry’s letter.

By letter dated 16 June 2023, sent by registered post, the applicant’s representative was notified that the period allowed for submission of his observations had expired on 2 June 2023 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. That letter was returned to the Court as unclaimed.

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 5 October 2023.

Viktoriya Maradudina Faris Vehabović Acting Deputy Registrar President