Blogger, who visited Artsakh, detained on Azerbaijan’s demand
Well-known Russian blogger Alexander Lapshin, who has Israeli roots, yesterday in the evening was detained in Minsk on Azerbaijan’s demand, reports Sputnik media outlet, citing one of Azerbaijani media outlets. “I have just been detained in the center of Minsk on Azerbaijan’s demand. I am in Minsk police department,” Lapshin wrote on his Facebook page. Lapshin has visited Nagorno Karabakh without Azerbaijan’s permission for many times, for which since 2011 he has appeared in famous “Black list” of Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry. All the foreigners, who visit Nagorno Karabakh without Azerbaijan’s permission, appear in that list. Before the detention, Alexander Lapshin touched upon his and Azerbaijani authorities’ problematic relations by a large article in his blog. To add, Lapshin may be transferred from Belarus to Azerbaijan and held accountable for violation of Azerbaijan’s legislation.
