Blogger Lapshin may leave Azerbaijan in coming days
Alexander Lapshin may leave Azerbaijan in the next two days, Lapshin’s lawyer Eduard Chernin told Trend on September 12.
Chernin noted that Lapshin will leave Azerbaijan after meeting his mother, who will arrive in Baku today.
“Lapshin feels well and has no complaints,” the lawyer added.
Alexander Lapshin is a citizen of several countries and had a criminal collusion with Armenians in the occupied Azerbaijani territories. He also illegally visited these territories. Lapshin was accused of violating Azerbaijani laws on state border in April 2011 and October 2012.
In January 2017, Alexei Stuk, deputy prosecutor general of Belarus, issued a ruling on Lapshin’s extradition to Azerbaijan. Lapshin was brought to Azerbaijan on February 7.
On July 20, Lapshin was sentenced to three years in prison by the Baku Grave Crimes Court.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev signed an order on September 11 to pardon Alexander Lapshin, according to which the blogger is released.
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