Russian Court Rejects Brittney Griner's Appeal of 9-Year Sentence

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A Russian court on Tuesday rejected an appeal by WNBA star Brittney Griner against her nine-year sentence for drug smuggling, Interfax reported.

The ruling means Griner, 32, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, will leave pre-trial detention near Moscow and be sent to serve her prison term in a penal colony elsewhere in Russia.

President Joe Biden has made a priority of securing the release of Griner and another jailed American in Russia, former US Marine Paul Whelan. Amid a vocal campaign from the basketball star’s supporters, the US leader has denounced Griner’s prison sentence as “unacceptable.”

The US has accused Russia of dragging its feet on a prisoner-swap deal. In August, it offered to exchange Griner and Whelan for Viktor Bout, a Russian arms dealer known as the “merchant of death,” who in 2012 was sentenced to 25 years in prison, and a second Russian also held in a US jail, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.

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I'm just glad that she doesn't have to deal with all that oppression here in the US anymore man I bet she's so happy

PACEMAKER
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Dont do a crime and expect sympathy...

crossbowskiss
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Since she had the talent and height, she probably was never accountable for her actions until this incident.

flowersinherhair
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we knew that was going to happen. guess when you travel you should remember not to have any illegal drugs with you…..

donnawood
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It's sad but she is a political pawn now.

j.emmanueltessier
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Maybe next time you won't kneel for the national anthem how do you like Russia

williamrascon
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Prayers for Brittney Griner. I don’t agree with what she did but nine years in a penal colony is way too much.

greeneyesshow
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It was unwise for her to be disrespectful towards her country
You never know when you may need help

doclady
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Goran Gogic ex-boxer with trafficking more than $1 billion in cocaine
Approximately 19, 930 kilograms (22 tons) of cocaine were seized from three commercial cargo ships in 2019, including 17, 956 kilograms (19.8 tons) from the MSC Gayane, which was docked at Packer Avenue Marine Terminal in Philadelphia.

colettejones
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Wait a minute you thought that you could take drugs into the USSR another country how do you like Russia

williamrascon
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And I think that anybody that lives in the United States of America. Should have been grateful to this country for the freedom and peace and liberties you have in this country home of the Brave and free. Thank you Jesus 🙏🙏🙏 I only pray that now she will repent and be grateful from where she. Came from .

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