Italian court dismisses asylum claim where applicant fails to prove well-founded fear of persecution in Italy.

The Corte di Cassazione dismissed the asylum applicant's appeal, upholding the lower court's rejection of their claim. The applicant argued they faced persecution in their home country, but the court found no credible evidence of a well-founded fear of persecution within Italy. Consequently, the court ruled that the domestic jurisdiction was not the appropriate venue for protection.