brittney griner He was finally released from the gruesome sentence he received for transporting illegal substances through Russian airport customs. The WNBA Superstar makes frequent trips to the country as he plays for the UMMC Ekaterinburg team. But this time, things took a turn for the worse when hastily packed cannabis oil cartridges were found in her suitcase, she.
The Phoenix Mercury legend was sentenced to nine years in prison after pleading guilty in August. Prior to that, she served in a detention center since February. After nearly 11 months of struggle, Brittney Griner was given the green light to return to the United States.
There were no specific conditions put forward for Brittney Griner to fulfill. Joe Biden and his administration proposed the idea of a prisoner swap when he was first convicted. Many believe that he was detained unjustly, but in Russia the use and possession of drugs is highly punishable. Griner served in the Russian Penal Colony, the worst conditions to be found as a prisoner.
by the way According to CBS, the swap originally involved Brittney Griner, as well as ex-Marine Paul Whelan, who was captured by the Russians on suspicion of espionage. But the deal was only approved for the swap between Griner and Viktor Bout, who was sentenced to 25 years in prison for illegally exporting weapons.
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Joe Biden on bringing Brittney Griner back to the US
US President Joe Biden announced at the White House that Griner would return to his homeland. “After months of unjustified detention in Russia, in unbearable conditions, Brittney would soon return to the arms of her loved ones and should have been there all along. This is a day we’ve been working on for a long time. We never stopped pressing for his release,” she said. He aforementioned.
Obviously, her plans to help Paul Whelan get home backfired. However, Biden announced that they are still making efforts to bring him back to the United States. Whelan, on the other hand, claimed to CNN that she was extremely upset that not much effort had been taken to get her released, especially since it had been four years since her sentence.
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