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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Colleen Barry

Italy denies asylum for 43 migrants relocated to Albania, and observers say they were denied lawyers

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Italian authorities on Thursday rejected the asylum requests of 43 asylum-seekers transferred to Albania in a speedy procedure that a non-governmental delegation observing the process said illegally deprived them of legal assistance.

“The commission is clearly operating in line with the expressed desire of the government to refuse the asylum requests, in violation of international, European and constitutional law,’’ the TAI Asylum and Immigration Board said in a statement.

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