Dan-Marton v. Romania

FOURTH SECTION

Application no. 8601/24 Ioan DAN-MARTON against Romania

The European Court of Human Rights (Fourth Section), sitting on 18 June 2026 as a Committee composed of:

Anne Louise Bormann , President , András Jakab, Corinna Wissels , judges ,

and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,

Having regard to the above application against Romania lodged with the Court under Article 34 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (“the Convention”) on 14 March 2024,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

The applicant, Mr Ioan Dan-Marton, was born in 1965.

The applicant’s complaint under Articles 3 of the Convention concerning the alleged lack of effective investigation into the violent crackdown of demonstrations of June 1990 in Bucharest, which resulted in the applicant’s alleged ill-treatment, was communicated to the Romanian Government (“the Government”), who submitted observations on the admissibility and merits.

By letter dated 21 January 2026, sent by registered post, the applicant was notified that the period allowed for designation of an advocate and for submission of his observations on the admissibility and merits had expired on 25 November 2025 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 received that letter on 9 February 2026. However, no response 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 9 July 2026.

Viktoriya Maradudina Anne Louise Bormann Acting Deputy Registrar President