Hartmut Gottlebe gets a new ID card
The city of Kassel provides Hartmut Gottlebe loud Hessian radio (hr) a new identity card. 20 He was homeless for years. Due to a theft, he lost his ID card and with it the possibility of having his own account, telephone or an apartment. “Without an ID card you are only half a person”, Gottlebe told him hr. On paper he was a man without identity.
He submitted documents for two years: Birth certificate, Entries in registration archives of previous places of residence, a patient file from the dentist. This was enough for the health insurance and pension funds. But not for the city: An official document with a photo was missing, that identifies him beyond a doubt.
lawyer:inside criticized the city: This has to find a way, To help Gottlebe get his due. But now you have to “comprehensive assessment of all documents” decided, Gottlebe to issue an identity card.