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WNBA StarBrittney Griner appeared in court on the outskirts of Moscow on Friday and began trial more than four months after being arrested in Russia. Banned substances.
Russian prosecutorsaid he had two cartridges containing 0.702 grams of cannabis oil when she was taken on February 17th. Claimed and revealed a lawsuit against GreenerAccording to Russian news agency TASS, he was detained at Sheremetyevo International Airport with the intention of smuggling "drugs".
US WNBA Basketball Superstar Brittney・ Griner (C) Arrived at a hearing at the Khimki Court on the outskirts of Moscow on July 1, 2022. -Olympic gold medalist and two-time WNBA champion Greener was detained at Moscow Airport in February for bringing an arc cartridge for luggage with cannabis. Oil may carry a 10-year ruling. (KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP via Getty Images)
"We are fully aware that the Eurasian Economic Union prohibits the introduction of drugs. She purchased 0.252 grams and 0.45 grams of hemp oil for personal consumption by unidentified persons by February 17, 2022, in unidentified locations and under unidentified circumstances (total). Two cartridges holding (0.702 grams) ", the prosecutor claimed.
Brittney Griner's Detention: WNBA Superstar Heads for "Sham Trial", Russian Court System Under Microscope
Griner, who could face up to 10 years in prison if convicted, was taken to court in a Jimi Hendrix T-shirt. I did. She told a Reuters reporterin court that she was struggling to detain her because of the language barrier.
She did not enter her plea at the hearing on Friday, and the judge ordered her trial to be postponed until July 7.
US WNBA basketball superstar, Brittney Griner attended a hearing on July 1, 2022 in Kimki Court, a suburb of Moscow. -Grinner, two-Olympic gold medalist and WNBA champion, he was accused of bringing in a cannabis-based luggage arc cartridge that could be sentenced to 10 years in prison at Moscow Airport in February. Was detained in. (KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP via Getty Images)
Moscow Chargé d'Affaires Elizabeth Ludo appears in court and talks to Grinner "I'm doing as well as I can expect in these difficult situations," said the person who said he did.
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"{80 to the Russian Federation } Illegal detention of Brittney Griner", said Ruud. "The practice of illegal detention is unacceptable wherever it happens and threatens the safety of everyone who travels, works and lives abroad."
On Friday, Kremlin officials Denied US reports that the Kremlin's arrest was a "political motive."
"The fact is that a well-known athlete was arrested for a banned compound containing narcotic substances. Russian law does have provisions that provide for punishment for such crimes. "I will," officials said via TASS.
File-Phoenix Mercury Center Brittney Griner (42) The Chicago Sky Center's Candace Parker will defend in the first half of Game 1 of the WNBA Basketball Final in Phoenix on Sunday, October 10, 2021. (AP Photo / Ralph Freso, File)
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Russian news media repeatedly raises speculation that Grinner could be exchanged for Russian weapons merchant Viktor Bout, known as the "merchant of death." Did. A plot to kill US citizens and provide assistance to terrorist organizations.
Grinner's arrest took place a week before Russia began its invasion of Ukraine, but news of her detention did not spread until March. She faces a court system where her acquittal rate is less than 1%.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
