TODAY.AZ / Politics

Israeli embassy members meet with blogger Lapshin

10 March 2017 [14:15] - TODAY.AZ

By Azernews


By Rashid Shirinov

Representatives of the Israeli Embassy in Baku have met with blogger Alexander Lapshin, his lawyer Eduard Chernin told Trend on March 10.

Lapshin, who owns citizenship of several countries, will stand trial in Baku for his illegal visits to the occupied Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan.

Chernin said that the meeting with Lapshin took place at the Baku Investigative Prison No. 1. The Embassy representatives inquired Lapshin about his health and got acquainted with his detention conditions.

The lawyer added that he also met with his client on March 9.

“He has no complaints, the situation is normal. Lapshin is satisfied with the progress of the investigation and waits for its completion,” said the lawyer, adding that Lapshin is also in constant contact with his mother.

The blogger illegally visited Azerbaijan`s Armenia-occupied lands and now is charged under the articles 281.2 (appeals directed against state) and 318.2 (illegal border crossing) articles of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan. He violated Azerbaijani laws on state border in April 2011 and October 2012.

Helped by his accomplices in the occupied territories, Lapshin paid a number of visits to Azerbaijan`s occupied lands, where he voiced support for "independence" of the illegal regime, and made public calls against Azerbaijan`s internationally recognized territorial integrity on April 6 and June 29, 2016.

In early February, Lapshin was extradited from Minsk to Baku to stand trial in Azerbaijan.

URL: http://www.today.az/news/politics/159335.html

Print version

Views: 1544

Connect with us. Get latest news and updates.

Recommend news to friend

  • Your name:
  • Your e-mail:
  • Friend's name:
  • Friend's e-mail: