Please pay attention to this true story about an asylum seeker living in difficult conditions in Tbilisi : On February 9th, about in the noon the door of his home was knocking. Three officers and a interpreter came inside to inspect his home. They confiscated his computer and all documents and took him to office, just there he understood they were officers of investigation service in ministry of financial. He was under interrogation until 8 pm o'clock. One interesting question which was repeated: "you are unemployed how you earn money?". In my opinion it means people who are alive in poorness and try to survive can be suspected even if no one complains about them.
Note that in Georgia, asylum seekers have the least social services or, better yet, no such services. Instead of thinking about improving or providing social services for the group, the government seems to be worried about how they still remain and are not dead.
Access to legal services and consultation with a certified public accountant is expensive. Free and public law firms are often reluctant to enter into such cases, nor do they believe that tax authorities will inspect the homes of the poor and confiscate their meager property. I do not know if there are similar problems for the poor in other countries or not, but this is definitely an issue in Georgia. Aware of this situation, I am more determined than ever to carry out the "empowerment project for asylum seekers".
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