Belarusian with expired passport detained in Georgia, faces deportation

On 6 November, a citizen of Belarus was detained in Georgia after a document check. According to Raman Kisliak, this happened in the metro, and the man, as he claims, is subjected to politically motivated persecution in his homeland.

The detainee's Belarusian passport and the temporary identity document issued to him in Georgia had both expired. After the document check, he was taken to the Migration Department. The man's name is not being disclosed for security reasons.

Earlier, he had applied for international protection in Georgia, citing politically motivated persecution in Belarus, Kisliak said. The Georgian authorities refused him refugee status. According to Kisliak, negative decisions were issued by the Migration Department and by the city court.

The man does not yet have a ruling from the appeals court, but, as Kisliak said, "He doesn't have an appeals court decision yet, but, as I understand it, the decision was negative."

According to Kisliak, the detainee "will be presented for arrest for deportation in the near future." Now, in his words, the man faces deportation to his homeland.