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

The Corte di Cassazione dismissed the asylum application filed by the applicant who claimed persecution in Italy. The applicant argued that specific threats made by local authorities constituted a well-founded fear, but the court found no evidence supporting these allegations. Consequently, the court ruled that the domestic authorities correctly rejected the claim due to the lack of substantiated proof of danger.