Alexander Lapshin extradited to Azerbaijan
Alexander Lapshin, a Russian-Israeli blogger, was extradited to Azerbaijan from Belarus on February 7 on a special fiight, Interfax correspondent reported from Baku airport.
The Belarus Supreme Court denied Lapshin’s appeal on the extradition verdict issued by the General Prosecutor of Belarus.
Lapshin faces up to 5 years imprisonment in Azerbaijan, under charges of “public calls against the state”, and “unauthorized crossing of borders”.
