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FOURTH SECTION
DECISION
Application no.
45769/08
by Zbigniew KOZDÓJ
against Poland
The European Court of Human Rights (Fourth Section), sitting on 5 April 2011 as a Chamber composed of:
Nicolas
Bratza, President,
Lech
Garlicki,
Ljiljana
Mijović,
Sverre
Erik Jebens,
Päivi
Hirvelä,
Ledi
Bianku,
Vincent
A. de Gaetano, judges,
and
Fatoş Aracı, Deputy
Section Registrar,
Having regard to the above application lodged on 10 September 2008,
Having regard to the formal declarations accepting a friendly settlement of the case,
Having deliberated, decides as follows:
PROCEDURE
The applicant, Mr Zbigniew Kozdój, is a Polish national who was born in 1969 and is detained in Zielona Góra Remand Centre. The Polish Government (“the Government”) were represented by their Agent, Mr J. Wołąsiewicz of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
On 25 March 2009 the President of the Fourth Section of the Court decided to communicate the applicant’s complaint under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention concerning the length of the criminal proceedings which commenced on 26 May 2000 and are still pending.
THE LAW
On 1 September 2009 the Court received the following declaration from the Government:
“ I, Jakub Wołąsiewicz, Agent of the Polish Government, declare that the Government of Poland offer to pay PLN 16,000 (sixteen thousand Polish zlotys) to Mr Zbigniew Kozdój, with a view to securing a friendly settlement of the above mentioned case pending before the European Court of Human Rights.
This sum, which is to cover any pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage as well as costs and expenses, will be free of any taxes that may be applicable. It will be payable within three months from the date of notification of the decision taken by the Court pursuant to Article 37 § 1 of the European Convention on Human Rights. In the event of failure to pay this sum within the said three-month period, the Government undertake to pay simple interest on it, from expiry of that period until settlement, at a rate equal to the marginal lending rate of the European Central Bank during the default period plus three percentage points. The payment will constitute the final resolution of the case. ”
On 21 September 2010 the Court received the following declaration signed by the applicant:
“ I, Zbigniew Kozdój, note that the Government of Poland are prepared to pay me the sum of PLN 16,000 (sixteen thousand Polish zlotys) with a view to securing a friendly settlement of the above-mentioned case pending before the European Court of Human Rights.
This sum, which is to cover any pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage as well as costs and expenses, will be free of any taxes that may be applicable. It will be payable within three months from the date of notification of the decision taken by the Court pursuant to Article 37 § 1 of the European Convention on Human Rights. From the expiry of the above-mentioned three months until settlement simple interest shall be payable on the above amount at a rate equal to the marginal lending rate of the European Central Bank during the default period plus three percentage points.
I accept the proposal and waive any further claims against Poland in respect of the facts giving rise to this application. I declare that this constitutes a final resolution of the case. ”
The Court takes note of the friendly settlement reached between the parties. It is satisfied that the settlement is based on respect for human rights as defined in the Convention and its Protocols and finds no reasons to justify a continued examination of the application (Article 37 § 1 in fine of the Convention). In view of the above, it is appropriate to strike the case out of the list.
For these reasons, the Court unanimously
Decides to strike the application out of its list of cases.
Fatoş Aracı Nicolas Bratza
Deputy Registrar President