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Added on the 02/08/2022 10:55:41 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
US basketball star Brittney Griner sits in court accused of drug smuggling smuggling charges, for which the court found her guilty and requested a sentence of nine and a half years in jail for the athlete. IMAGES
US basketball player Brittney Griner appears in a Moscow court for her ongoing trial for drug charges. Griner was arrested for cannabis possession at Moscow Airport in March 2022. Her lawyers say they are hoping she will receive a "lenient" sentence. IMAGES
US basketball player Brittney Griner arrives for a hearing in her ongoing trial on drug charges in Russia. Griner was detained at a Moscow airport in February, just days before Russia invaded Ukraine, and charged with drug smuggling for possessing vape cartridges with cannabis oil. The two-time Olympic gold medalist pleaded guilty and faces up to 10 years in a Russian prison. IMAGES
US President Joe Biden says that US women's basketball star Brittney Griner is "on her way home" after being freed from Russia in a prisoner swap. "She is safe. She is on a plane. She is on her way home," Biden says during remarks at the White House.
The US basketball player was convicted in Moscow on drug charges in August.