THIRD SECTION DECISION Application no. 54725/19 Loukas KREMMYDAS against Greece The European Court of Human Rights (Third Section), sitting on 6 February 2025 as a Committee composed of: Oddný Mjöll Arnardóttir , President , Úna Ní Raifeartaigh, Mateja Đurović , judges , and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar, Having regard to the above application lodged on 27 September 2019, Having deliberated, decides as follows: FACTS AND PROCEDURE The applicant, Mr Loukas Kremmydas, was born in 1965. He was represented by Ms K. Geli, a lawyer practising in Thiva. The applicant’s complaints under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention concerning his right to a fair hearing and under Article 6 § 2 about the presumption of innocence 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 11 October 2024 sent through the Court’s Electronic Communication Service (eComms) and by post, the applicant’s representative was notified that the period allowed for the submission of the applicant’s observations had expired on 17 September 2024 and that no extension of time had been requested. The applicant’s representative 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’s representative downloaded the Court’s letter on the eComms platform on 13 October 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 6 March 2025. Viktoriya Maradudina Oddný Mjöll Arnardóttir Acting Deputy Registrar President