Wednesday, February 8 2017 13:18

ArmInfo. Minsk Decision on Russian Bloger Lapshin's extradition to Azerbaijan is the result of dirty and criminal deal, the  statement of Armenian-Belarusian  Interparliamentary Cooperation Commission reads, as voiced by Eduard  Sharmazanov, the Co-chair of the Commission and Vice- Speaker of  Armenian Parliament., 

According to Sharmazanov, this step is aimed not only against Armenia  and Artsakhbut also agains Russia, as far as  Lapshin  is a Russian   national, as well as against democracy norms. "Such decision could  not be taken in democratic country," the Vice Speaker summarized. 

In his turn, law maker Nicol Pashinyan stated that Minsk decision is  equal to Hungary's n extradition of Ramil Sapharov,  who killed  Armenian  officer  in Budapest while sleeping. He  insisted to recall  Armenian Ambassador to Belaru right today and to undertake the  strictest diplomatic steps. Pashinyan stated also, that today a  demonstration will take place  nearby Belarusian Embassy in respect  to the Minsk decision mentioned. 

Naira Zohrabyan, the prosperous Armenia faction head, called to  suspend Armenia membership in the Colective Security Treaty. And the  ex Prtime Minister Hrant  Bagratyan stated that instead  Armenia  should insist the Belarus exit  of Collective Security Treaty, and to  recall the Eurasian Economic Commission head Tigran Sargsyan. 

To mention, Minsk municipal court had   also discussed the complaint  for several hours at the session on January 26 and dismissed the  complaint explaining its decision with  lawfulness of the decision  made by the Prosecutor's Office. Chairman  of Armenia's Chamber of  Advocates Ara Zohrabyan stated that there is only one option left -to  apply to the Supreme Court of Belarus within  10 days.  At the   February 7 session, 

Belarus  Supreme court  did not change the previous decision.  To  remind, on January 20 General Prosecutor's Office of Belarus   fulfilled request of Azerbaijan's General Prosecutor's Office on   extradition of Russian and Israeli citizen famous blog writer   Alexander Lapshin to Azerbaijan. In the middle of December the  citizen of the Russian Federation Alexander Lapshin has been arrested   in the Republic of Belarus with the purpose of extradition on the   demand of Azerbaijan for visiting Nagorno-Karabakh and making notes   about those visitations in his blog. Lapshin is included in   Azerbaijan's black list for visiting Karabakh and he was forbidden to   enter Azerbaijan.  However, in June 2015 Lapshin arrived in   Azerbaijan via Georgia with his Ukrainian passport.