THIRD SECTION

DECISION

Application no. 40994/21
Predrag ĆULIBRK
against Serbia

The European Court of Human Rights (Third Section), sitting on 21 November 2024 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 5 August 2021,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

The applicant, Mr Predrag Ćulibrk, was born in 1965. He was represented by Mr M. Bulatović, a lawyer practising in Belgrade.

The applicant’s complaints under Article 4 of Protocol No. 7 to the Convention concerning the right not to be tried or punished twice for the same offence was communicated to the Serbian Government (“the Government”), who submitted observations on the admissibility and merits. The observations were forwarded to the applicant, who was invited to submit his observations in reply. However, no reply was received.

By a letter dated 9 September 2024, sent through the Court’s Electronic Communication Service (eComms), the applicant was notified that the period allowed for submission of his observations had expired on 22 July 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 downloaded the Court’s letter on the eComms platform on the same day (9 September 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 12 December 2024.

 Viktoriya Maradudina Oddný Mjöll Arnardóttir
 Acting Deputy Registrar President