Brittney Griner’s 9 year prison sentence upheld by Russian

By TH Team  25/10/2022

Brittney Yevette Griner is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association. 

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Brittney Griner played college basketball for the Baylor Lady Bears in Waco, Texas.

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Brittney Griner is a WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist. 

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Griner was arrested in a Moscow airport in February after airport officials discovered vape canisters and cannabis oil in her luggage. 

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Brittney Griner is currently imprisoned in Russia. 

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But Brittney Griner’s detainment didn’t break in the United States until March. 

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Brittney Griner pleaded guilty to smuggling drugs into the country. 

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In August, a Russian court sentenced her to nine years in prison.

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Griner’s lawyer had asked for a suspended sentence in Tuesday’s appeal but had said they weren’t expecting any “miracles.”

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A Russian court on Tuesday upheld U.S basketball star Brittney Griner’s 9-year sentence to a Russian penal colony, following a legal proceeding made by a White House. 

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The White House has been working for months to secure Brittney Griner’s release from Russia. 

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