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 alleged persecution based on political opinion. The applicant argued that Italian authorities failed to adequately assess the risk of return to their home country. The court ruled that the domestic asylum procedure was correctly applied and the evidence presented did not meet the threshold for a well-founded fear of persecution. Consequently, the claim was rejected in accordance with established jurisprudence regarding the burden of proof in asylum cases.