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

The Corte di Cassazione dismissed the asylum applicant's appeal, upholding the lower court's rejection of the claim. The applicant argued that returning to their home country would expose them to persecution based on their political opinions, but failed to provide sufficient evidence of specific threats. The court ruled that the burden of proof remained on the applicant, and their assertions were deemed unsubstantiated without corroborating documentation.