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American basketball star Brittney Griner’s trial in Russia will begin Friday, authorities said during Griner’s appearance in a Moscow court on Monday ຕາມ ຕໍ່ອົງການຂ່າວທີ່ກ່ຽວຂ້ອງ.
Brittney Griner arrives at a court hearing near Moscow on Monday.
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Griner faces charges related to her February arrest for allegedly having cannabis in her possession at a Moscow airport and ສາມາດປະເຊີນ up to 10 years in prison if convicted.
ວິດີໂອ from outside the courtroom Monday obtained by ABC News shows Griner in a gray T-shirt escorted by several guards in tactical vests.
The photos of Griner on Monday from AP and AFP are the first of the American since May 13 when she appeared in another Russian court hearing.
The new footage of Griner comes amid widespread concerns about her welfare, and the U.S. has accused Russia of using her as a political bargaining chip.
Brittney Griner is escorted to a courtroom for her hearing Monday.
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Griner appears in a gray T-shirt at her hearing while accompanied by several guards.
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Griner leaves the courtroom Monday while handcuffed.
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Russian authorities have extended Griner’s pre-trial detention several times, ທີ່ສຸດ extending it through at least July 2. The U.S. has said Griner is being “wrongfully detained” and her arrest coincided with a breakdown in relations with the Kremlin following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Russia has insisted she broke the law and is being prosecuted as such. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov ບອກ NBC News last week Griner isn’t a “hostage.” The WNBA ຊື່ວ່າ Griner an honorary All-Star starter last week. Griner, who hadn’t spoken to her wife Cherelle Griner since her arrest, was scheduled to speak with Cherelle last week for the couple’s fourth wedding anniversary but was ບໍ່ສາມາດ to connect the call due to a staffing issue at the U.S. embassy in Moscow.
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ວັງ Kremlin ຢືນຢັນວ່າ Brittney Griner ບໍ່ແມ່ນ "ຕົວປະກັນ" ຫຼັງຈາກໄດ້ຂະຫຍາຍການກັກຂັງເປັນຄັ້ງທີສາມ. (Forbes)
ກະຊວງການຕ່າງປະເທດ 'ເສຍໃຈຢ່າງເລິກເຊິ່ງ' ທີ່ບໍ່ໄດ້ເຊື່ອມຕໍ່ການໂທຂອງ Brittney Griner ກັບພັນລະຍາ (Forbes)
Brittney Griner ໄດ້ຮັບນາມມະຍົດ WNBA All-Star ໃນຂະນະທີ່ຖືກກັກຂັງຢູ່ໃນລັດເຊຍ (Forbes)
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/dereksaul/2022/06/27/new-photos-show-brittney-griner-in-russian-court-as-trial-date-is-set-for-july-1/