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.