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

The Corte di Cassazione dismissed the asylum application filed by the applicant who claimed persecution based on political opinion. The applicant argued that Italian authorities failed to adequately assess the risk of return to their home country, while the state contended the evidence lacked credibility and specificity. The court ruled that the burden of proof remained on the applicant to substantiate the fear of persecution with concrete facts, which were not met in this instance.