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Lapshin’s detention conditions are good: Israeli ambassador

6 April 2017 15:10 (UTC+04:00)
Lapshin’s detention conditions are good: Israeli ambassador

By Rashid Shirinov

Since the detained blogger Alexander Lapshin is an Israeli citizen, representatives of the Israeli Embassy in Baku often visit him, Israeli Ambassador to Azerbaijan Dan Stav said at a press conference in Baku on April 6.

Lapshin, who holds a citizenship of Russia, Israel and Ukraine, will stand trial in Baku for his illegal visits to the occupied Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan.

Stav noted that Lapshin’s detention conditions are good, and he has no complaints regarding them. He added that the Israeli Embassy in Baku is closely following the events on Lapshin’s case.

Lapshin was detained in Minsk and extradited to Baku in early February to stand trial in Azerbaijan.

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. 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 5, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova also said that the Russian Embassy in Baku is following the case of Alexander Lapshin. She noted that the Russian Embassy is in contact with the Israeli Embassy in Baku on the issue.

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Rashid Shirinov is AzerNews’ staff journalist, follow him on Twitter: @RashidShirinov

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