Opinion of the Advocate General — ECLI:EU:C:2022:506
Date: 2022-06-30
Language of the case: Lithuanian
Subject matter: Asylum policy;Area of freedom, security and justice
Procedure: Reference for a preliminary ruling
Origin: Lithuania

Request for a preliminary ruling from the Lietuvos vyriausiasis administracinis teismas (Lithuania) lodged on 30 April 2021 – P.I. v Migracijos departamentas prie Lietuvos Respublikos vidaus reikalų ministerijos (Case C-280/21) Language of the case: Lithuanian Referring court Lietuvos vyriausiasis administracinis teismas Parties to the main proceedings Appellant: P.I. Respondent: Migracijos departamentas prie Lietuvos Respublikos vidaus reikalų ministerijos Question referred Is opposition to an illegally operating and corruptly influential group which oppresses an applicant for asylum through the machinery of the State and against which it is impossible to mount a legitimate defence due to extensive corruption in the State to be regarded as equivalent to attributed political opinion within the meaning of Article 10 of Directive 2011/95/EU? 1 ____________ 1 Directive 2011/95/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on standards for the qualification of third-country nationals or stateless persons as beneficiaries of international protection, for a uniform status for refugees or for persons eligible for subsidiary protection, and for the content of the protection granted (OJ 2011 L 337, p. 9).