YEREVAN, MARCH 17, ARMENPRESS. Blogger Alexander Lapshin extradited by Belarus to Azerbaijan and jailed in Baku has health problems, “Armenpress” reports his wife, Yekatirina, who held a phone conversation with Lapshin informs.

“Today I talked to Sasha [Lapshin]. Detention conditions, thank God, have not changed; he has no neighbors, has the opportunity to breathe fresh air and tolerable nutrition is available. But being deprived of freedom for a long time, as well as lack of clarity in his “case” have a negative impact on him. He has problems with sleeping and often suffers headache. There are also some problems with nutrition, he is unable to nourish regularly. In a word, in our world one should consider that travelling can become a dangerous job”, Lapshin’s wife said.

Alexander Lapshin, the Russian-Israeli blogger who was extradited from Belarus to Azerbaijan on February 7, has been placed in the isolation cell in Azerbaijan’s state security service.

Lapshin was flown to Baku from Minsk on a special flight, escorted by state security agents. A group of reporters were waiting for Lapshin in Baku’s airport, but Lapshin didn’t give any comment to them.

The Belarus Supreme Court denied Lapshin’s appeal on the extradition verdict issued by the General Prosecutor of Belarus.

Lapshin faces up to 5 years imprisonment in Azerbaijan, under charges of “public calls against the state”, and “unauthorized crossing of borders”.