Italian Supreme Court dismisses asylum appeal regarding inadmissibility of application due to procedural defects.

The Court of Cassation dismissed the asylum applicant's appeal, ruling that the initial application was inadmissible due to a failure to meet strict procedural requirements. The applicant argued that the domestic authorities incorrectly rejected the claim based on insufficient evidence of persecution, while the opposing party maintained the procedural bar was absolute. The court upheld the lower decision, emphasizing that procedural non-compliance precludes substantive examination of the asylum request regardless of the merits.