M.J. proti Řecku

THIRD SECTION

DECISION

Application no. 51975/17
M.J.
against Greece

The European Court of Human Rights (Third Section), sitting on 2 October 2025 as a Committee composed of:

Diana Kovatcheva, President,
Canòlic Mingorance Cairat,
Vasilka Sancin, judges,

and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,

Having regard to the above application lodged on 6 July 2017,

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

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

The applicant, Mr M.J., was born in 1997. He was represented by Ms E.‑L. Koutra, a lawyer practising in Athens.

The applicant’s complaints under Article 3, Article 5 §§ 1, 2 and 4 and Article 13 of the Convention concerning the conditions and legality of his detention were communicated to the Greek 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 a letter dated 18 November 2024 the applicant’s representative was invited to submit observations on behalf of the applicant by 20 December 2024. By the same letter, the Registry requested, within the same deadline, proof of contact with the applicant and confirmation that the latter wishes to pursue his application. The applicant’s representative’s attention was further 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 was received to this letter.

By letter dated 13 January 2025 the applicant’s representative was notified that the period allowed for the submission of the requested information and documents had expired on 20 December 2024 and that no extension of time had been requested. The letter was delivered on 13 January 2025. However, no response has been sent to the Court.

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 23 October 2025.

Viktoriya Maradudina Diana Kovatcheva
Acting Deputy Registrar President