Blogger Lapshin’s trial scheduled for June 30
By Rashid Shirinov
A trial on Alexander Lapshin, detained in Azerbaijan, is scheduled for June 30.
The Baku Grave Crimes Court made the decision on June 22, while a hearing on Lapshin’s case was held. The hearing was held under chairmanship of Judge Alovsat Abbasov.
Blogger Lapshin 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) 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.
The blogger was arrested in Minsk in late 2016 and transferred to Baku in February 2017.
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Rashid Shirinov is AzerNews’ staff journalist, follow him on Twitter: @RashidShirinov
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