  Blogger detained in Azerbaijan can demand extradition: lawyer February 24, 2017 - 14:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The issue of extraditing Russian-Israeli blogger Alexander Lapshin from Azerbaijan may still be discussed, his lawyer Eduard Chernin has said. He added, however, that it’s necessary to wait for the court’s decision, Sputnik Azerbaijan reports. “If Lapshin is found guilty and convicted in Azerbaijan as a foreign citizen, he will be eligible to demand extradition,” Charnin said. “It’s too early to guess where he will be extradited though.” Lapshin, 40, divides his time between Israel and a few other places. He was arrested on December 15 in Minsk, the capital of Belarus, at the request of Azeri authorities who demanded his extradition. Lapshin was arrested following his visits to Karabakh as well as due to critical posts in his Russian-language blog against Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. Once extradited to Azerbaijan, Lapshin was immediately taken into custody.  Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says.   Partner news |  Latest news European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan  The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE.Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed.Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). |
