On August 27, 2025, at approximately 21:00 GMT+4, Georgian border officials at Sadakhlo Border Crossing denied re-entry to Miraziz Bazarov and his family after 11 months of lawful residence in Georgia. What authorities intended as an act of obstruction became the defining catalyst that transformed CAT AGI from traditional fieldwork into a resilient, remote-first systemic audit.

This page documents the incident, its legal violations, and the strategic pivot it necessitated—proving that in the digital age, administrative pressure can be converted into methodological innovation.

Phase 1: Fabrication of Legal Requirements (21:00-21:30)
What Happened: Border officials repeatedly demanded documents that do not exist in Georgian law.
Verbal Demands Made: "If you stay in Georgia for more than two months, you must have a residence permit (ВНЖ), work visa, or student visa."
Legal Reality: No such requirement exists in Georgian immigration law as of August 2025. Work permits as referenced in Georgian legislation take effect only from March 1, 2026 (with transitional period until January 1, 2027).

Family's Preparation: In response to a similar arbitrary refusal of Saida Djumanova 10 days earlier, the family prepared comprehensive documentation:

• Cash and bank statements (proof of funds)
• Medical insurance for all three family members
• Return tickets from Tbilisi
• All standard entry documentation

Result: All documentation was systematically ignored.

Phase 2: External Coordination and Predetermined Decision (21:30-22:00)
Observed Behavior:

• Multiple undisclosed phone consultations with external parties
• Repeated departures to back rooms for consultations
• Officers conferring out of sight of the family
• Extended, non-transparent decision-making process

Analysis: The prolonged, secretive consultations indicate the decision was not based on straightforward application of entry rules but was being coordinated externally. The comprehensive documentation prepared by the family was irrelevant to the predetermined outcome.

Phase 3: Document Falsification (22:00)
Official Written Justification: Refusal documents (Nos. 1043) cited "failure to provide full information" and "no insurance"

Critical Contradiction:

• Verbal demands: Non-existent work visa requirement
• Written justification: Vague "incomplete information"
• Reality: Comprehensive insurance and documentation were presented and ignored

Body Camera Evidence: Recordings captured only formal notification in Russian language, deliberately omitting the unlawful verbal demands made off-camera.

Miraziz Bazarov
Status: UN-documented human rights defender (AL UZB 3/2021)
Impact:

• Termination of psychological support program serving 50+ vulnerable individuals
• Sabotage of AGI CAT civic monitoring project during pre-election period
• Disruption of established therapeutic practice and community networks

Saida Djumanova
Status: Spouse, community organizer
Context: Second arbitrary refusal (first occurred ~10 days prior while traveling with Russian citizens who were admitted)
Impact: Destruction of established life patterns and professional relationships

Gulnora Abdunazarova
Status: Journalist, 24 years professional experience
Age: 63 years old
Medical Conditions: Type II diabetes, hypertension requiring continuous supervision
Impact:

• Healthcare crisis requiring immediate medical attention
• Interruption of established treatment protocols
• Scheduled recognition event (September 10, 2025) for cultural journalism promoting Georgian heritage cancelled

Georgian Constitutional Law

Article 4 (Rule of Law): Officials fabricated legal requirements not found in Georgian legislation, violating legal certainty principle
Article 11 (Equality): Discriminatory application—identical requirements not applied to other nationals in identical circumstances
Article 31(3) (Fair Administrative Proceedings): Non-disclosed external consultations, predetermined decision, contradictory justifications
Article 14 (Freedom of Movement): Arbitrary interference with established residence after 11 months of lawful presence
Article 27 (Right to Health): Medical crisis creation for diabetic patient requiring continuous care


Administrative Law (General Administrative Code)
Article 5 (Legality): Demand for documents not existing in law = ultra vires act, void ab initio
Article 6 (Discretion): Contradictory verbal/written justifications = abuse of power
Article 52 (Reasoning): Generic "incomplete information" prevents meaningful legal challenge
Article 85 (Legal Assistance): Provision of false information regarding non-existent requirements

Criminal Law
Article 332 (Abuse of Official Powers): Use of authority for improper purposes, against service interests
Article 333 (Exceeding Official Powers): Demanding documentation not required by law
Article 341 (Official Forgery - Contingent): Written justification deliberately misstates true grounds
Article 143 (Violation of Equal Rights): Systematic application to specific nationalities while admitting others

International Law
ECHR Article 3: Non-refoulement violation (UN-documented defender facing persecution, AL UZB 3/2021)
ECHR Article 8: Family life disruption without pressing social need, disproportionate interference
ECHR Article 13: Contradictory reasoning renders domestic remedies ineffective
Protocol 4, Article 4: Collective expulsion indicators (near-identical refusal wording, lack of individualized inquiry)
EU-Georgia Association Agreement Article 2: Rule of law violation as "essential element" breach

Humanitarian Impact:

FBK 2.0 (Psy Week) Project
Status: Fully functioning volunteer humanitarian initiative (February-August 2025)
Mission: Free psychosocial support for Russian-speaking political migrants and refugees
Methodology: Unique synthesis of Reichian, somatic, and cognitive therapeutic techniques based on coordinator's personal experience overcoming persecution
Documented Results:

• 50+ beneficiaries served
• 12 participants from temporary shelters received systematic support
• 8 of 12 showed significant, documented improvement and marked reduction in PTSD symptoms

Impact of Disruption: Complete paralysis. 50+ vulnerable individuals left without essential ongoing care. Functioning model of psychosocial rehabilitation dismantled.

Democratic Governance Impact:
AGI CAT Project
Status: Prepared for field phase launch (early September 2025)
Mission: Independent monitoring of 2025 Tbilisi mayoral elections; large-scale survey (3,000+ target respondents) on citizen needs
Strategic Context: Project launched amid OSCE/ODIHR monitoring vacuum (no observation mission deployed)
Impact of Disruption:

• Field research phase critically sabotaged
• Capacity for direct citizen engagement, in-person interviews, and offline data collection fundamentally compromised
• Timing (pre-election period) suggests political motivation to restrict independent observation

Traditional Response: Request for assistance, appeal to emergency mechanisms
18+ Emergency Funds: All refused or non-responsive
Our Response: Transform the attack into the methodology itself
Strategic Inversion:

1. Weaponize the constraint: Physical exclusion → remote-first audit architecture
2. Make the attack visible: Transparency Log documents every bureaucratic barrier
3. Turn silence into data: Non-responses become evidence of systemic dysfunction
4. Scale the approach: Methodology proven in Georgia becomes replicable model

• Result: What was meant to stop us became our primary weapon. The refusal provides unimpeachable moral authority and demonstrates exactly why systemic auditing is necessary.

For Georgia's EU Candidacy
This incident provides concrete evidence of problems that led to frozen candidate status:

• Rule of law erosion: Officials unaware of/disregarding actual legal requirements
• Administrative arbitrariness: Fabricated grounds, contradictory justifications
• Civil society pressure: Targeting of independent monitoring during pre-election period
• Copenhagen Criteria violations: Democracy, human rights, administrative capacity all compromised

For Regional Human Rights Standards
Pattern Recognition: This is not an isolated incident but part of systematic pressure on:

• Human rights defenders with international recognition
• Independent civil society initiatives
• Election monitoring activities
• Vulnerable communities (political migrants, refugees)

• Precedent Value: Comprehensive legal documentation across constitutional, administrative, criminal, and international law creates roadmap for accountability.

Family Location: Yerevan, Armenia (legally precarious status)
Project Status:

• FBK 2.0: Paralyzed
• CAT AGI: Pivoted to remote-first methodology, continuing from exile

Legal Strategy: Maximum mobilization across all available forums

• Domestic remedies (exhaustion for international standing)
• Criminal investigation (evidence preservation, accountability)
• International escalation (ECHR, UN mechanisms, EU institutions)

Methodological Outcome: Incident transformed into core case study demonstrating:

1. How administrative arbitrariness operates in practice
2. Why remote-first audit architecture is necessary
3. How exclusion can be converted into analytical advantage

For inquiries regarding legal proceedings, evidence documentation, or similar cases:
Email: catagi@proton.me, m.bazaroff@gmail.com
Secure: Signal +374 95 834 804
Legal Documentation: Comprehensive legal analysis available upon request for:

• Georgian authorities (administrative/criminal proceedings)
• International organizations (ECHR, UN mechanisms)
• Research institutions (precedent analysis)
• Media (verified fact-checking)

Last Updated: October 1, 2025
Status: Active legal proceedings, ongoing documentation
Related Pages:

• Our Methodology - How exclusion shaped our research architecture
• Transparency Log - Real-time documentation of system responses
• Knowledge Base - Analytical briefings on Georgia's power system