Officials at the Population and Immigration Authority have recently had to deal with a somewhat unusual asylum request: A woman from an African nation said he had to flee her home because the local authorities were about to crown her as their queen against her will.
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According to the petitioner, a 43-year-old Christian woman who is married without children, her mother used to be the queen of the country, but after she died, her sister took over. Unfortunately, the sister has recently passed away, passing the royal title to her.
The woman decided that the royal way of life did not suit her, and fled to another city, eventually boarding a flight to Israel.
The application will most likely be denied as the Population and Immigration Authority has since learned that there is a procedure in place for rejecting the royal title in the African country, and it does not carry any penalties.
After looking into the matter thoroughly, the authority found out that providing an animal, like a sheep or a goat, was enough to refuse the title. It also said in a statement that "since there is no punishment for the refusal, there is no need for state protection" either.
Since then, two more asylum seekers have filed similar requests with the immigration authority, also claiming they had refused royal titles in Africa.
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