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Rabat- A Moroccan failed asylum seeker sewed his lips in a hunger strike after being kicked out of accommodation in Metz, northeast France.
Although his asylum case was denied, the French Office for Immigration and Integration (OFII) had provided the 31-year-old man with a place to stay in the city, but the man was expelled Wednesday due to his aggressive behavior.
The asylum-seeker decided to go on a hunger strike to protest his expulsion and went as far as sewing his lips with thread on Wednesday, reported France Bleu Lorraine.
At first, the man refused to be hospitalized and went to a migrant camp in Metz called Blida where he met with French state services who finally convinced him to get his lips unsewn and receive treatment, according to French authorities.
The man ended his hunger strike and agreed to live in a new home provided by the country.
According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), some 119,000 Africans, including Moroccans, were arrested in 2017 attempting to enter European countries.
Amidst concerns about a migrant crisis in France and Europe in general, French President Emmanuel Macron will visit Morocco in November to discuss with King Mohammed VI the common security challenges facing Rabat and its EU partners on irregular migration.
