Brittney Griner #42 of the Phoenix Mercury poses for a photograph at apply and media availability all through the 2021 WNBA Finals on October 16, 2021, at Wintrust Enviornment in Chicago, Illinois.
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WNBA famous person Brittney Griner’s pre-trial detention in Russia was once prolonged by way of a month all through a Friday courtroom look, her attorney advised The Related Press.
Griner’s attorney Alexander Boikov advised the opening the quick extension would possibly point out that her case will cross to trial quickly.
Griner, a celebrity middle for the Phoenix Mercury, was once arrested in February on drug fees after a seek of her baggage on the Sheremetyevo airport close to Moscow grew to become up vape cartridges containing oil derived from hashish, government stated.
The offense may elevate a most sentence of 10 years in jail.
In March, Russian officers stated Griner’s detention have been prolonged till Might 19. At the moment, Griner was once stated to be doing OK and was once seeing her Russian prison group a couple of instances every week following her detention.
Previous this month the State Division made up our minds she was once being “wrongfully detained by way of the Russian executive,” a classification that might permit the U.S. executive to extra aggressively protected her unencumber.
The embellished 31-year-old has gained two Olympic gold medals, a WNBA championship with the Mercury, and within the wintry weather has performed in Russia for the previous seven years.
