American Brittney Griner moved to a penal colony in Russia
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The jailed American basketball star Brittney Griner has been moved to a penal colony in Russia, her legal team said Wednesday. A Russian court rejected her appeal of her nine-year sentence for drug possession last month.
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Jailed basketball star sent to Russia penal colony
Moscow has been accused of using the WNBA star Brittney Griner "as a political pawn".
WNBA Star Brittney Griner Moved to Penal Colony in Russia
WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury centre and a two-time Olympic gold medalist, Griner, was convicted on Aug. 4 after police said they found vape canisters containing cannabis oil in her luggage at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport. She admitted that she had the canisters in her luggage, but testified that she had inadvertently packed them in haste and that she had no criminal intent
Brittney Griner sent to Russian penal colony to serve sentence
American basketball star Brittney Griner has been sent to a penal colony in Russia to serve her sentence for drug possession, her legal team said Wednesday.
Brittney Griner has been sent to a Russian penal colony to serve sentence, lawyers say
American basketball star Brittney Griner has been sent to a penal colony in Russia to serve her sentence for drug possession, her legal team said Wednesday. A Russian court rejected an appeal of her nine-year sentence last month.