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Added on the 15/07/2022 10:42:54 - Copyright : AFPTV - First 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
"I would say to everyone that is wrongfully detained right now across the world: stay strong, keep fighting, don't give up," says Brittney Griner, US women's basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury team, as she holds her first press conference since her release from a Russian prison. SOUNDBITE
US basketball player Brittney Griner, who was sentenced to nine years in a Russian penal colony in August for drug smuggling, is seen on a screen via a video link from a remand prison before a court hearing to consider an appeal against her sentence. The hearing is held at the Moscow regional court. 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
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