Italian media have paid attention to the suicide of a Moroccan immigrant in Turin prison, who had just returned from the Gjadri camp in Albania, where he had stayed for about a month.
42-year-old Hamid Badoui ended his life using his shoelaces. After staying in Albania, he was released only a few days later, but was immediately put in handcuffs.
In the meeting with his lawyer, he expressed strong concerns about the conditions of his stay in Gjadra, fearing another deportation there.
"Better in a prison than in that CPR," were the 42-year-old's words, according to his lawyer.
Badui had lived in Piedmont for 13 years, but due to drug addiction he had committed petty thefts that resulted in a series of convictions. This led to his asylum being denied and he ended up in Gjadra with the aim of returning to his country.
The event has drawn reactions from numerous representatives of the Italian opposition, who have criticized the government for the way it is treating immigrants.
The human rights organization "Amnesty International Italia" has also made a harsh reaction, saying that the "Melon" model brings suffering and death.