Savenkov v. Russia

FIRST SECTION

Application no. 33965/08 Sergey Gennadyevich SAVENKOV against Russia

The European Court of Human Rights (First Section), sitting on 23 September 2014 as a Committee composed of:

Mirjana Lazarova Trajkovska, President, Linos-Alexandre Sicilianos, Ksenija Turković, judges,

and Søren Prebensen, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,

Having regard to the above application lodged on 4 June 2008,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

The applicant, Mr Sergey Gennadyevich Savenkov, is a Russian national, who was born in 1981 and lives in Ufa. He was represented before the Court by Mr R. Rakhmatullin, a lawyer practising in Ufa.

The Russian Government (“the Government”) were represented by Mr G. Matyushkin, the Representative of the Russian Federation at the European Court of Human Rights.

The applicant complained in particular under Article 6 of the Convention.

The applicant’s complaint under Article 6 of the Convention was communicated to the Government.

On 6 February 2014 and 4 June 2014 the applicant’s representative was respectively notified of the communication of the complaints to the Government and extension of the time-limit for the Government’s submissions. Both of the letters were returned to the Court as undeliverable due to absence of an addressee at the specified address. The Court further notes that the last letter was received from the applicant’s representative in 2008.

THE LAW

The Court considers that, in these circumstances, it is no longer justified to continue examination of the application, within the meaning of Article 37 § 1 (c) 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 its Protocols which require the continued examination of the case.

In view of the above, it is appropriate to strike the case out of the list.

For these reasons, the Court, unanimously,

Decides to strike the application out of its list of cases.

Søren Prebensen Mirjana Lazarova Trajkovska Acting Deputy Registrar President