His lawyer informed that the blogger declined to appeal the court’s decision, but wants to bear his punishment in Israel.
Russian blogger Alexander Lapshin, sentenced to three years in prison in Azerbaijan, has petitioned for extradition to Israel. His lawyer said that the blogger declined to appeal the court’s decision, but wants to bear his punishment in Israel. Lapshin was punished by Azerbaijan for visiting Artsakh and blogging about it. He was detained and extradited to Azerbaijan in Belarus.