Laczkó and Others v. Romania
Struck out of the list
Berörda konventionsartiklar
FOURTH SECTION
Application no. 20750/21 Tiberius-József LACZKÓ against Romania and 8 other applications
(see appended table)
The European Court of Human Rights (Fourth Section), sitting on 16 October 2025 as a Committee composed of:
Anne Louise Bormann , President , Sebastian Răduleţu, András Jakab , judges ,
and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting 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 list of the applicants is set out in the appendix.
The applicants’ complaints under Article 3 of the Convention concerning the inadequate conditions of detention were communicated to the Romanian Government, who submitted observations on the admissibility and merits. The observations were forwarded to the applicants, who were invited to submit their own observations (see the appended table for the relevant dates). No reply was received by the Court.
By letters sent by registered post, the applicants were notified that the time allowed for the submission of their observations had expired (see the appended table for the relevant dates). The applicants’ 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 to these letters has been received by the Court. The registered letters were either received by the applicants or were returned to the Court (see details in the appended table).
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.
In the light of the foregoing, the Court concludes that the applicants may be regarded as no longer wishing to pursue the applications (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 the Protocols thereto which require the continued examination of the applications.
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 13 November 2025.
Viktoriya Maradudina Anne Louise Bormann Acting Deputy Registrar President
APPENDIX
List of applications raising complaints under Article 3 of the Convention
(inadequate conditions of detention)
No.
Application no. Date of introduction
Applicant’s name
Year of birth
Representative’s name and location
Date of the
applicant’s last
letter to the Court
Date of sending
Government’s
observations to the
applicant
Time-limit for
submission of
response by the
applicant
Date of the Court’s
registered letter
Date of receipt/return of the registered letter
20750/21
20/05/2021
Tiberius-József LACZKÓ
1989
Andrea Szöcs
Budapest
07/07/2021
05/09/2024
17/10/2024
20/12/2024
Received on 03/03/2025 by the applicant’s representative
13333/22
06/06/2022
Robert-Andreas BEDNERS
1990
14/06/2022
03/10/2024
14/11/2024
04/04/2025
Returned to sender on 23/06/2025 as “unclaimed”
40223/22
28/09/2022
Gabriel ŢÂNDĂRESCU
1983
13/02/2023
16/10/2024
27/11/2024
30/04/2025
Received on 21/05/2025 (illegible signature)
41770/22
19/09/2022
Bogdan Alexandru POSTOLE
1994
16/01/2023
16/10/2024
27/11/2024
04/04/2025
Received on 25/04/2025 (illegible signature)
48876/22
06/12/2022
Silviu-Ștefan HAPAN
1985
09/02/2023
16/10/2024
27/11/2024
04/04/2025
Returned to sender on 12/05/2025 as “recipient released”
50332/22
17/10/2022
Petru SINDILĂ
1978
05/12/2022
10/10/2024
27/11/2024
04/04/2025
Returned to sender on 12/05/2025 as “detainee released”
50580/22
19/12/2022
Costinel MUSTAFA
1999
07/02/2023
10/10/2024
27/11/2024
04/04/2025
Received on 22/04/2025 according to the official website of the Romania’s Postal Services (Track&Trace)
52178/22
01/03/2023
Vasile DĂNESCU
1977
14/03/2025
10/10/2024
27/11/2024
04/04/2025
Received on 17/04/2025 according to the official website of the Romania’s Postal Services (Track&Trace)
57790/22
27/01/2023
Boby-Gabriel HÎRCEA
1993
15/06/2023
10/10/2024
27/11/2024
04/04/2025
Received on 22/04/2025 by Focșani prison’s representative