He abandoned his life as a businessman to become homeless: Italian hunger strike Frato shakes Italy government

An American missionary has vowed to continue his hunger strike because he initially successfully stopped the deportation of a Ghanaian man to his country, and also vowed to campaign against Italy's tough policies against immigrants.

Frati Biagio Conte, 56, known as “New Francescu, had been fasting for 17 days trying to convince the government to reconsider his decision to save Paul Aning, 53, who for 10 years had worked as a volunteer at the Commission of Hope and Charity, in Palermo, writes The Guardian, translates Periskopi.

“Pauli and other immigrants from Africa have risked everything they could come here to Italy on their promised Land” toldConte The Guardian. He was bare and lying in a bed made out of the package, with a pale face. ”

“And I am willing to risk my life in order to save him from the expulsion he does not deserve, because as many others, it has contributed daily to make Italy a better place”.

Yesterday, Palermos judges withdrew the decision on the deportation of Aning. But, Cote still needs to convince Italian authorities to renew his residence permit and revote deportation so that Anning can stay in Italy.

Cote was born into a middle-class family, and as 26 years old, like St. Francisco, he abandoned his business life to live alone in the mountains of Sicily. In the '80s, he also started dressing up like the French and wearing sandals, and when he returned to Palermo in the 1990s, he decided to dedicate his life to the poor and homeless. He often sleeps in the streets with them.

This kind of protest is nothing new about Conten. In 2018, after the death of some homeless people in Palermo, he slept on the street and went on a ten - day hunger strike. After the protest, the Syrian regional government decided to finance the Hope and Charity Mission, which provided more food and rooms for the homeless.

“We live in dark days,” said Cote. We're going back to dehumanization. After we've tried to remove the walls, we're building them again. I urge the government to reconsider its decision, reflect on the consequences of this law”. /Periscope