FIRST SECTION

DECISION

Application no. 24676/18 H.A. against Poland

The European Court of Human Rights (First Section), sitting on 18 January 2024 as a Committee composed of:

Péter Paczolay , President , Gilberto Felici, Raffaele Sabato , judges ,

and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,

Having regard to the above application lodged on 14 May 2018,

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

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

The applicant, Mr H.A., was born in 1961. His complaints under Articles 3 and 5 § 1 (e) and Article 5 § 4 of the Convention, concerning his detention in the National Centre for the Prevention of Dissocial Behaviour in Gostynin, were communicated to the Polish 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 28 September 2023, sent by registered post, the applicant was notified that the period allowed for submission of his observations had expired on 8 May 2023 and that no extension of time had been requested. The applicant’s 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 sender with information that the applicant was no longer at that address. No response has been received from the applicant.

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 8 February 2024.

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Viktoriya Maradudina Péter Paczolay Acting Deputy Registrar President