Posted on Mar 17, 2022
A Russian court extended Brittney Griner's detention until May 19, state media says
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A Russian court has extended basketball star Brittney Griner's detention on drug charges until late May, according to state-owned news agency TASS.
The Russian government announced earlier this month that it had detained Griner at a Moscow-area airport for allegedly transporting vape cartridges containing hashish oil in her luggage. It is not clear when the arrest took place, though TASS previously reported it happened in February.
The agency reported on Thursday that the Moscow region's Khimkinsky court has ruled to detain Griner for at least two more months.
A Russian court has extended basketball star Brittney Griner's detention on drug charges until late May, according to state-owned news agency TASS.
The Russian government announced earlier this month that it had detained Griner at a Moscow-area airport for allegedly transporting vape cartridges containing hashish oil in her luggage. It is not clear when the arrest took place, though TASS previously reported it happened in February.
The agency reported on Thursday that the Moscow region's Khimkinsky court has ruled to detain Griner for at least two more months.
A Russian court extended Brittney Griner's detention until May 19, state media says
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel Brother William drugs are not good, especially in the professional ranks of sports.
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CPL Jason Northedge
It was weed. It's marijuana. Weed. Just weed. Some marijuana for use. Let's not act like she was smuggling keys of heroin. Just weed.
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I've got no sympathy for her. Trying to take a controlled substance into a foreign country. What was she thinking??
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CPL Jason Northedge
SrA John Monette so now do u have sympathy? Even if it was hers. It was weed. Maybe she forgot it. Come on now she not a fkn drug mule. A vape pen. I feel for her.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."The New York Times was the first to report Griner's detainment on March 5, weeks after she was originally taken into Russian custody.
According to TASS, Ekaterina Kalugina, a representative for Moscow's Public Monitoring Commission, visited Griner at her detention center. Kalugina stated that the U.S. Consul hasn't been able to visit the two-time Olympic champion despite promises from the Russian government to orchestrate contact.
The news comes amid increased concerns from U.S. lawmakers, advocates and those close to Griner who worry that the 31-year-old may be used as a political pawn amid Russia's war with Ukraine.
The U.S. has levied harsh economic sanctions on Russia and Russian officials, including President Vladimir Putin himself, in an effort deter the country from continuing its war with its neighbor.
Legal experts say that Griner's situation is a serious one, even in a less-strained political climate.
“We could have good relations with Russia and being arrested, bringing in a narcotic substance would be a very, very serious matter,” Tom Firestone, a former resident legal adviser at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, told The Hill last week. "...
..."The New York Times was the first to report Griner's detainment on March 5, weeks after she was originally taken into Russian custody.
According to TASS, Ekaterina Kalugina, a representative for Moscow's Public Monitoring Commission, visited Griner at her detention center. Kalugina stated that the U.S. Consul hasn't been able to visit the two-time Olympic champion despite promises from the Russian government to orchestrate contact.
The news comes amid increased concerns from U.S. lawmakers, advocates and those close to Griner who worry that the 31-year-old may be used as a political pawn amid Russia's war with Ukraine.
The U.S. has levied harsh economic sanctions on Russia and Russian officials, including President Vladimir Putin himself, in an effort deter the country from continuing its war with its neighbor.
Legal experts say that Griner's situation is a serious one, even in a less-strained political climate.
“We could have good relations with Russia and being arrested, bringing in a narcotic substance would be a very, very serious matter,” Tom Firestone, a former resident legal adviser at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, told The Hill last week. "...
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