Madejski v. Poland

FIRST SECTION

Application no. 33987/19 Kamil MADEJSKI against Poland

The European Court of Human Rights (First Section), sitting on 17 October 2024 as a Committee composed of:

Lətif Hüseynov , President , Krzysztof Wojtyczek, Erik Wennerström , judges ,

and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,

Having regard to the above application lodged on 18 June 2019,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

The applicant, Mr Kamil Madejski, was born in 1992.

The applicant’s complaints under Articles 3 and 8 of the Convention concerning the strip searches the applicant had had to undergo while imprisoned were communicated to the Polish Government (“the Government”), the friendly settlement procedure being set in motion through the offices of the Registrar upon communication.

By letter dated 28 June 2024, sent by registered post, the applicant was notified that the period allowed for submission of his position regarding a friendly settlement of the case had expired on 5 June 2024 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. The applicant received that letter on 12 July 2024. However, no response has followed.

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 14 November 2024.

Viktoriya Maradudina Lətif Hüseynov Acting Deputy Registrar President