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Brittney Griner in Moscow hostage to East-West tensions

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The result was hardly in doubt. Here is the American basketball star, who was sentenced to 9 years in prison by the court of Khimki, a suburb of Moscow. Acquittals are rare in Russia, and in any case, Brittney Griner, who was advised by her Russian lawyers to show goodwill, pleaded guilty in part to the charges against her.

Yes, he certainly had cannabis oil on him, contained in vape cartridges, when he arrived at Cherremetyevo airport in February last year without declaring at customs. But no, it wasn’t for drug dealing.

I never knowingly wanted to violate the laws of the Russian FederationDuring the trial, the 31-year-old basketball player repeatedly explained that the hemp oil was prescribed to him by a doctor in Arizona, where it is legal, to relieve chronic back pain.

Judge Anna…

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Source: Le Figaro

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