A Russian court on Thursday found Brittney Griner guilty of drug charges and sentenced her to nine years in prison, as the U.S. government scrambles to secure the WNBA star’s release, APA reports citing CNBC.
A Russian court on Thursday found Brittney Griner guilty of drug charges and sentenced her to nine years in prison, as the U.S. government scrambles to secure the WNBA star’s release.
Under Russian law, the charge carried a penalty of up to 10 years in prison. During closing arguments, Russian prosecutors asked the court to sentence her to nine-and-a-half years in prison and issue the 1 million ruble fine.
“I never meant to hurt anybody,” Griner said following closing arguments, according to NBC News. “I never meant to put in jeopardy the Russian population. I never meant to break any laws here.”
Her lawyers have previously said that Griner only uses cannabis medically and has never used it while in Russia.
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