Barsukov v. Russia

THIRD SECTION

Application no. 14204/06 Yuriy Vasilyevich BARSUKOV against Russia

The European Court of Human Rights (Third Section), sitting on 30 April 2020 as a Committee composed of:

Alena Poláčková, President, Dmitry Dedov, Gilberto Felici, judges,

and Liv Tigerstedt, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,

Having regard to the above application lodged on 7 February 2006,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

The applicant, Mr Yuriy Vasilyevich Barsukov, was born in 1970.

The applicant’s complaint under Article 6 §§ 1 and 3 (c) of the Convention about his lawyer’s absence from appeal hearings in his criminal case was communicated to the Russian Government (“the Government”).

The applicant failed to respond to the Registry’s letter of 5 February 2019 requesting his position on the question of friendly settlement. On 18 June 2019 the Registry sent a letter to the applicant by registered mail, reminding him that the period allowed for submission of his position on the question of friendly settlement had expired on 5 March 2019 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.

No reply has been received and the Court has not received any correspondence from the applicant since 2010.

THE LAW

The Court considers that, in these circumstances, the applicant may be regarded as no longer wishing to pursue his application, within the meaning of 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 its Protocols which require the continued examination of the case.

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 4 June 2020.

Liv Tigerstedt Alena Poláčková Acting Deputy Registrar President