2022-08-05 20:16 PM
American basketball player Britney Griner.
[China News Agency]The Khimki court in Moscow, Russia, on the 4th sentenced American basketball player Britney Griner to nine years in prison and a fine of 1 million rubles for “smuggling and possession of drugs”.
According to Russian media reports including TASS news agency, the presiding judge pronounced the sentence in court after the trial and sentenced Grena to 9 years in prison and a fine of 1 million rubles. The judge said the court considered Griner’s guilty plea and his sporting achievements in its ruling, and had reduced the sentence as appropriate. Griner’s previous detention period will also count towards the jail time.
Prosecutors in Moscow Region had previously ordered Griner to be sentenced to 9 years and 6 months in prison and punished in accordance with the sentencing provisions of the Russian Criminal Code concerning “illegal acquisition, storage, and transportation of drugs without the purpose of sale” and “large smuggling of narcotic drugs”. Gold 1 million rubles.
Griner’s defense lawyer said that the court completely ignored the defense’s arguments and the defendant’s guilty plea, that the sentence imposed by the court was absolutely unreasonable, and therefore will appeal the sentence.
