Following Lapshin`s extradition, Azerbaijan violated his rights at  the very first minutes of his arrival in Baku, Armenian Ombudsman  says   

ArmInfo.Belarus's decision on extradition of blog writer Alexander Lapshin for the latter's visit to Karabakh is a violation of his freedom of speech, Armenian  Human Rights Defender Arman Tatoyan says in a statement.    

Tatoyan notes that the unprecedented "greeting" of Lapshin in  Azerbaijan with escort guard and handcuffs is a violation of human  rights. He thinks that the arrest and extradition of Lapshin cannot  influence the work of foreign journalists and human rights activists  in Karabakh. "The efforts towards stimulation of visits of foreign  journalists and international human rights activists to Artsakh, as  well as the cooperation of Artsakh institutions with foreign  structures should be crucial in the activities of each of us, and  there is no alternative to this," the Ombudsman's statement reads.          

To recall, Alexander Lapshin was detained in mid-December in Minsk  upon Azerbaijan's request. Baku "blacklisted" Lapshin for visiting  the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic without coordinating his decision with  the Azeri authorities. On January 17, the Prosecutor General's Office  of Belarus satisfied Azerbaijan's request about Lapshin's  extradition. 

Russian Commissioner for Human Rights Tatyana Moskalkova thinks it is  unacceptable to extradite Russian blog writer, independent journalist  Alexander Lapshin to Azerbaijan. "According to Article 31.1 of the  Russian Constitution, a citizen of the Russian Federation cannot be  extradited to another state. The Russian Foreign Ministry and other  departments support my stand. At the same time, I would like to  remind the Russian citizens going abroad of the necessity to study  and observe the legislation of foreign states," Moskalkova said.   

On Feb 3, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said at a press  conference in Minsk that he considered the Court's decision to be  absolutely legitimate. "Azerbaijan applied to Interpol, not to us.   According to Interpol's decision, we detained him and should transfer  him to Azerbaijan according to the order and to all laws. We could  set him free, but it would be wrong, because we will be treated the  same way if we apply for the relevant structures to detain someone,"  he said.