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Sentenced in Russia Brittney Griner: 9 years imprisonment for American basketball player
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As Interfax news agency reported, the Moscow Appeals Court upheld the nine-year prison sentence for American basketball player Brittney Griner.
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The American basketball player was found guilty of drug possession. She had been convicted in August: the basketball player must serve nine years in prison and must pay a one million ruble fine.
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White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said Brittney Griner was the victim of a "sham prosecution" and continues to be "unjustly" detained in Russia under "intolerable circumstances." The White House's resolve is to bring the American basketball player back home.
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Brittney Griner admitted, pleading guilty, to carrying drugs in her luggage, but reiterated that the crime she committed was not intentional.
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Inside her luggage Brittney Griner had liquid electronic cigarettes containing drugs.
