CHERKASHEN A OSTATNÍ proti Rusku

THIRD SECTION

DECISION

Application no. 57301/09
Aleksandr Konstantinovich CHERKASHEN against Russia
and 4 other applications
(see list appended)

The European Court of Human Rights (Third Section), sitting on 25 September 2018 as a Committee composed of:

Branko Lubarda, President,
Pere Pastor Vilanova,
Georgios A. Serghides, judges,

and Fatoş Aracı, Deputy Section Registrar,

Having regard to the above applications lodged on the various dates indicated in the appended table,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

The applicants are Russian nationals whose names and dates of birth are set out in the Appendix.

The applicants’ complaints under Articles 3 and 13 of the Convention and Mr Latypov’s additional complaint under Article 5 § 4 of the Convention were communicated to the Russian Government (“the Government”), who were represented initially by Mr G. Matyushkin, the Representative of the Russian Federation to the European Court of Human Rights, and then by his successor in that office, Mr M. Galperin.

By letters dated 23 March 2018, sent by registered post, the applicants, Mr Pynko’s representative and Mr Savkin’s contact person, were reminded that the period allowed for submission of their observations in reply had expired and that no extension of time had been requested. Their attention was drawn to Article 37 § 1 (a) of the Convention.

These letters were received by their addressees on the dates indicted in the Appendix. However, no response followed.

THE LAW

Having regard to the similar subject matter of the applications, the Court finds it appropriate to examine them jointly in a single decision.

The Court considers that, in these circumstances, the applicants may be regarded as no longer wishing to pursue their applications, 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 cases.

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

For these reasons, the Court, unanimously,

Decides to join the applications;

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

Done in English and notified in writing on 18 October 2018.

Fatoş Aracı Branko Lubarda
Deputy Registrar President

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