“Apparently inadmissible“: The Territorial Commission of Leghorn rejected the application for a residence permit for study purposes Isma’il Buzzine21 years old, Moroccan, student of pharmacology at theKharkiv University until the war broke out. His story was told by . Bouzzine fled Ukraine shortly after Russian troops invaded and after a nine-day transitHungary and then offAustriareached theItaly and special Leghornwhere his uncle lives and works Icham. A few days ago – after two and a half months trying to settle into the project to continue her studies in Pisa – came the negative answer to the application for international protection submitted by her lawyer Maria Teresa Veltri. The lawyer, expert in migration law at the University of Pisa and coordinator of the group junior laboratory out of Adim (Academy for Law and Migration), has already announced that it will appeal. “How is Ismail? He is disappointed, he did not expect it, given the initial mobilization that has manifested itself among many local institutional actors throughout its history. However, he is optimistic and hopes to stay in Italy to study.
The lawyer Maria Teresa Veltri
Avvocata Veltri, do you think the Commission has assessed the different elements that can lead to international protection? Do you think you have considered the trauma Ismail has experienced and is going through?
The commission found Ismail’s story credible, but justified the rejection by claiming that Ismail has provided no proof the existence of serious reasons to regard his country of origin as “unsafe”. Morocco. In my opinion, the Territorial Commission failed to appreciate several aspects of its history that will be the subject of an appeal. More generally, I can say that the trauma suffered by the outbreak of war should remain central, first in a Shelter, then towards the border with Europe. , alternately walking and walking for days, suffering and hungry, finally receiving medical care from the Red Cross. With the same objective tragic condition that his Ukrainian colleagues experienced, the doors of protection were closed to him in an unjustified and cruel unequal treatment simply because of having another citizenship. With a little courage and a constitutional interpretation, the Commission could have filled a gap in the temporary protection regime that excludes people like Ismail from admission. It is really a pity that this distinction between “Series A” and “Series B” foreign nationals continue to stay in our country and in large parts of Europe.
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According to Italian legislation, Morocco is on the list of safe countries. Ismail’s family made great financial sacrifices to afford his stay and study in Ukraine. Don’t you think that returning to Morocco would put you in a situation of poverty that you could avoid here in Italy while studying and working?
As is well known, the inclusion of the state of Morocco in the list of “safe countries of origin” results from l. 132/2018 (the so-called Security Decree). Using a legal fiction, this institute has posed a series of problematic questions that show the real risk of compression and “sterilization” of the asylum law in Italy. Just think of the introduction of the relative presumption in the allegation and proof accusation or the “obligation to perform in advance”. It is not possible to go into the more technical profiles, but what has been said has implications when procedurally assessing Ismail’s personal and family situation in Morocco. Certainly his three year life is something to consider now Ukraine. Ismail has concentrated his whole being economic investments and your personal wishes to study and live outside of Morocco.
Did you have a chance to understand if he had embarked on the path of integration into society?
From the first day of his arrival in Livorno, Ismail didn’t want to sit around idly, and also thanks to his uncle – who is an Italian citizen – he got in touch with a club from which he borrows money Service for people with disabilities and from these he receives Italian lessonsin a beautiful satisfaction of needs that gives a concrete answer to the topic solidarity andhospitality.
Can you confirm that Ismail could be expelled from Italy even with a simple police check?
The refusal action is effective immediately. Nothing therefore precludes him from not being able to show a valid residence permit in the event of a police check. In any case, our law firm will shortly make a precautionary appeal to the judge suspension the effectiveness of the refusal rule.
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Do you know what Ismail’s wishes would have been if he had had the opportunity to stay in Italy?
The University of Kharkiv it was leveled to the ground. A 21-year-old student like Ismail asks nothing more than to interrupt the studies he has started, because life does not wait and we have found that it is becoming increasingly uncertain. So yes: he wants to stay in Italy and enroll in the Faculty of Pharmacy, trying to push through the curriculum that has been mature so far. We are currently in contact with the University of Pisa, but we are also examining other universities willing to consider your enrollment application.