Committee against Torture

Decision adopted by the Committee under article 22 of the Convention, concerning communication No. 546/2013 * , **

Communication submitted by:A.A. (represented by counsel, Katarina Nilsson)

Alleged victim:The complainant

State party:Sweden

Date of complaint:2 April 2013 (initial submission)

Substantive issue:Deportation to the Russian Federation; risk of torture

At its meeting on 22 April 2022, the Committee, having been informed that since the expulsion order against the complainant had become time-barred, and that he could now submit a new asylum application in Sweden, decided to discontinue the consideration of communication No. 546/2013, on the understanding that the complainant would be entitled to submit a new communication to the Committee in the event of a renewed risk of forcible removal from the State party’s territory.