Brittney Griner is finally free after a prisoner exchange with Russia
US basketball star Brittney Griner is finally free. Griner was originally arrested in Moscow back in February after authorities found cannabis oil in her luggage. In her sentencing, she was found guilty of drug possession and smuggling with criminal intent by a Russian court and sentenced to nine years in a penal colony and a fine of a million rubles – approximately $16,300. According to The New York Times, the queer athlete’s defence described the verdict as “absolutely unreasonable”. Now after months of negotiation and public attention, the US athlete…
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