Brittney Griner

2022 - 10 - 25

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US basketball star Brittney Griner's appeal rejected by Russian court (The Guardian)

Court rejects appeal against nine-year prison sentence for drugs possession and smuggling.

“Brittney’s biggest fear is that she is not exchanged and will have to serve the whole sentence in Russia,” they said. “President Biden has been very clear that Brittney should be released immediately. “The president has demonstrated that he is willing to go to extraordinary lengths and make tough decisions to bring Americans home, as his administration has done successfully from countries around the world.” “I beg that the court takes in all of the stakes that was overlooked in the first court and reassess my sentence here,” Griner said, according to ABC News, apologising for her “mistake” and saying it has been “traumatic” to be away from her family. Although Griner’s legal team said she was not “expecting any miracles” from the appeals process, the decision nonetheless would be a blow to the sports star, who pleaded guilty to the drug charges in July and has thrown herself several times on the mercy of the Russian court only to be given an unusually harsh sentence, even for Russia. [Russia](https://www.theguardian.com/world/russia).

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Brittney Griner: Russian court rejects appeal over jail term (BBC News)

The US basketball star argues her nine-year jail term is disproportionate but the sentence is upheld.

A top US diplomat, who attended the hearing, called the sentence "excessive and disproportionate". The White House called the legal proceedings a "sham". In August, the Kremlin posed the possibility of a prisoner swap between the US and Russia involving the basketball player.

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Brittney Griner's 9-year prison sentence upheld by Russian court (Texas Tribune)

The Texas basketball star had asked for a suspended sentence. The White House is calling for her release.

[mission](/about): creating a more engaged and informed Texas with every story we cover, every event we convene and every newsletter we send. “Once that hearing is held and the order is finalized … Financial supporters play no role in the Tribune’s journalism. Experts have said the length of her sentence appears politically motivated. Multiple news outlets reported that Griner’s lawyer had asked for a suspended sentence in Tuesday’s appeal but had said they 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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Russian court denies Brittney Griner's appeal of nine-year drug ... (USA TODAY)

MOSCOW — A Russian court on Tuesday rejected an appeal by U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner of her nine-year prison sentence for drug possession, ...

The U.S. He was sentenced in 2017 to 27 years in prison on charges from a hacking and credit card fraud scheme. and once earned the nickname the “merchant of death.” Secretary of State Antony Blinken took the unusual step of revealing publicly in July that Washington had Moscow released U.S. At the time, Griner was returning to Russia, where she played during the U.S. U.S. [Griner’s February arrest](https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/wnba/2022/03/05/brittney-griner-arrested-russia-drug-charges/9389748002/) came at a time of heightened tensions between Moscow and Washington, just days before Russia sent troops into Ukraine. President Joe Biden “is willing to go to extraordinary lengths and make tough decisions to bring Americans home.” While upholding the sentence, the court said Griner’s prison time will be recalculated to reflect what she has already served in pre-trial detention. They said in similar cases defendants have received an average sentence of about five years, with about a third of them granted parole. MOSCOW — A Russian court on Tuesday rejected an appeal by U.S.

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Russian court rejects Brittney Griner's appeal (Axios)

The court ruling stated that it would slightly reduce Griner's original nine-year prison sentence, AP reported. Each day Griner served in pre-trial detention ...

["not expect any miracles to happen](https://www.axios.com/2022/10/24/brittney-griner-appeal-russia)." [not a priority](https://www.axios.com/2022/10/17/brittney-griner-prison-release-low-priority-kremlin)for the Kremlin. [in a statement](https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/10/25/statement-from-national-security-advisor-jake-sullivan-on-the-continued-wrongful-detention-of-brittney-griner/) Tuesday. [CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/25/europe/brittney-griner-appeal-hearing/index.html). [appeal from the athlete](https://www.axios.com/2022/10/03/brittney-griner-russia-appeal-date). [BBC](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63387888)reported.

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