From the Libyan desert to the gold of the Vatican, the tragic exile of Pato: “How many know our suffering? »

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2023-12-25 17:07:24

The sun sets on the horizon, setting the beach of Fondi ablaze, a pretty seaside resort 100 km southeast of Rome (Italy). At the end of December, not many people walk the sand to admire the spectacle, despite the tempting announcement of a faded wooden sign: “Welcome to vacation! »

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That evening, the gaze of Pato – a nickname in reference to Al Pacino, his real first name is Crépin – is lost in the surf of the Mediterranean. Staring at the orange horizon takes him back to hard memories: at the beginning of November, this 30-year-old man, a refugee from Cameroon, crossed the Mediterranean, landing in Lampedusa before landing here, in a migrant shelter.

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