The protection group of Brittney Griner, the US basketball star jailed for 9 years in Russia on medicine prices, has appealed towards her conviction for narcotics possession and trafficking, Griner’s lawyer Maria Blagovolina instructed Reuters on Monday.
Griner, who had performed for a Russian membership, was arrested at a Moscow airport on Feb. 17 after cannabis-infused vape cartridges had been present in her baggage.
She pleaded responsible to the fees however stated she had made an “trustworthy mistake” by coming into Russia with hashish oil, which is unlawful within the nation.
She was convicted on Aug. 4.
The U.S. authorities says Griner was wrongfully detained. It has supplied to alternate her for Viktor Bout, a Russian arms supplier serving a 25-year jail sentence in the USA.
