Arrested blogger Lapshin’s mother visits her son in Baku
Russian-Israeli blogger Alexander Lapshion, who is arrested in Azerbaijan, met with his mother, Bella Lapshina, in the detention facility, his attorney Eduard Chernin told the Azerbaijani Trend new agency.
The attorney said Lapshin’s mother arrived in Baku to be informed about the investigation process and the son’s health condition. Bella Lapshina met with her son and was informed that the investigation has been completed. The attorney also informed that currently they get acquainted with the investigation results.
Alexander Lapshin, the Russian-Israeli blogger who was extradited from Belarus to Azerbaijan on February 7, has been placed in the isolation cell in Azerbaijan’s state security service. Lapshin was flown to Baku from Minsk on a special flight, escorted by state security agents. A group of reporters were waiting for Lapshin in Baku’s airport, but Lapshin didn’t give any comment to them. Lapshin faces up to 58 years imprisonment in Azerbaijan, under charges of “public calls against the state”, and “unauthorized crossing of borders.”
