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Another lawyer, Alexander Boykov, told reporters after the hearing: “We are not arguing that Brittney took it here as a medicine Football
”Additional reporting by agencies Football
Griner, widely known as “BG” to basketball fans, will appear in court again on Wednesday, where she could be called upon to testify Football
She said Griner “confirms that she is doing OK and as well as can be expected under these circumstances” she told reporters Football
But there was no intent Football
“I’d like to give my testimony later Football
US officials have claimed the star has been wrongly detained and is being used by Vladimir Putin to seek leverage, as he continues his war in Ukraine Football
Griner, who has two Gold Olympic medals and plays for the Phoenix Mercury, has also appeared for Russia’s UMMC Ekaterinburg, in the off-season, where many foreign athletes are attracted by the higher wages Football
“With the prescription in place, Brittney may have used it for medical but not recreational purposes,” said lawyer Maria Blagovolina Football
Detained basketball star Brittney Griner used cannabis to help treat her injuries, a court in Russia has been told Football
When she appeared in court to respond to a narcotic charge that carries a penalty of 10 years in jail she said the vapes containing cannabis oil that were found in her luggage were hers but she had taken them to Russia by mistake Football
RecommendedBiden order aims to punish captors of Americans held abroadState Department will warn travellers of wrongful detainment riskBrittney Griner’s lawyers tell Russian court she was prescribed medical cannabisLast week, foreign spokesperson Maria Zakharova said: “If a US citizen was taken in connection with the fact that she was smuggling drugs, and she does not deny this, then this should be commensurate with our Russian local laws, and not with those adopted in San Francisco, New York and Washington Football
”He added: “The Russian public has to know, and the Russian court in the first place has to know, that it was not used for recreational purposes in the United States Football
“I’d like to plead guilty, your honour Football
I didn’t want to break the law,” Griner said Football
The Russian authorities dismiss the US criticisms, with the Kremlin saying the case has nothing to do with politics Football
A further hearing in the case is scheduled for Aug 2, her defence team said Football
✕Former US Marine says White House not doing enough to free Brittney GrinerOn Tuesday, a narcology expert summoned by the defence, testified that cannabis oil was widely used to treat athletes where it was legal, and often had fewer side effects than other painkillers Football
We are still saying that she involuntarily brought it here because she was in a rush Football
They have called for her to be released immediately Football
Before taking a seat in the defendant’s cage, she held up a lined sheet of paper with pictures of her two best friends, a teammate and her wife Cherelle wearing her #42 Phoenix Mercury jersey, her WNBA team Football
As proceedings continued against the 31-year-old, held by the Russian authorities since February, her lawyers said the cannabis oil found in her luggage had been for medical use, and not recreational Football
It was prescribed by a doctor Football
I need time to prepare Football
Griner, who wore round-rimmed glasses and a black and grey sweatshirt with “Black Lives For Peace” on the back, listened to the proceedings via a translator Football
”RecommendedFormer US Marine says White House not doing enough to free Brittney GrinerTrevor Reed calls on Joe Biden to up efforts to free Brittney Griner and Paul WhelanGriner's drawn-out drug trial in Russia resumesHow Brittney Griner became a pawn in the US-Russia geopolitical warEarlier thus month, Griner pleaded guilty to a drugs charge but denied she had intentionally broken the law Football
Elizabeth Rood, the US Embassy’s charge d’affaires, currently the nation’s most senior diplomat in Russia, attended Tuesday’s court session Football
”Her lawyer, Ms Blagovolina said “she had committed this act through negligence, unintentionally” Football
Griner, widely known as “BG” to basketball fans, will appear in court again on Wednesday, where she could be called upon to testify Football
“I’d like to give my testimony later Football
”Her lawyer, Ms Blagovolina said “she had committed this act through negligence, unintentionally” Football
We are still saying that she involuntarily brought it here because she was in a rush Football
But there was no intent Football
Before taking a seat in the defendant’s cage, she held up a lined sheet of paper with pictures of her two best friends, a teammate and her wife Cherelle wearing her #42 Phoenix Mercury jersey, her WNBA team Football
Elizabeth Rood, the US Embassy’s charge d’affaires, currently the nation’s most senior diplomat in Russia, attended Tuesday’s court session Football
It was prescribed by a doctor Football
Detained basketball star Brittney Griner used cannabis to help treat her injuries, a court in Russia has been told Football
A further hearing in the case is scheduled for Aug 2, her defence team said Football
RecommendedBiden order aims to punish captors of Americans held abroadState Department will warn travellers of wrongful detainment riskBrittney Griner’s lawyers tell Russian court she was prescribed medical cannabisLast week, foreign spokesperson Maria Zakharova said: “If a US citizen was taken in connection with the fact that she was smuggling drugs, and she does not deny this, then this should be commensurate with our Russian local laws, and not with those adopted in San Francisco, New York and Washington Football
Griner, who has two Gold Olympic medals and plays for the Phoenix Mercury, has also appeared for Russia’s UMMC Ekaterinburg, in the off-season, where many foreign athletes are attracted by the higher wages Football
”He added: “The Russian public has to know, and the Russian court in the first place has to know, that it was not used for recreational purposes in the United States Football
She said Griner “confirms that she is doing OK and as well as can be expected under these circumstances” she told reporters Football
Another lawyer, Alexander Boykov, told reporters after the hearing: “We are not arguing that Brittney took it here as a medicine Football
”RecommendedFormer US Marine says White House not doing enough to free Brittney GrinerTrevor Reed calls on Joe Biden to up efforts to free Brittney Griner and Paul WhelanGriner's drawn-out drug trial in Russia resumesHow Brittney Griner became a pawn in the US-Russia geopolitical warEarlier thus month, Griner pleaded guilty to a drugs charge but denied she had intentionally broken the law Football
They have called for her to be released immediately Football
✕Former US Marine says White House not doing enough to free Brittney GrinerOn Tuesday, a narcology expert summoned by the defence, testified that cannabis oil was widely used to treat athletes where it was legal, and often had fewer side effects than other painkillers Football
“With the prescription in place, Brittney may have used it for medical but not recreational purposes,” said lawyer Maria Blagovolina Football
US officials have claimed the star has been wrongly detained and is being used by Vladimir Putin to seek leverage, as he continues his war in Ukraine Football
I need time to prepare Football
As proceedings continued against the 31-year-old, held by the Russian authorities since February, her lawyers said the cannabis oil found in her luggage had been for medical use, and not recreational Football
I didn’t want to break the law,” Griner said Football
”Additional reporting by agencies Football
“I’d like to plead guilty, your honour Football
Griner, who wore round-rimmed glasses and a black and grey sweatshirt with “Black Lives For Peace” on the back, listened to the proceedings via a translator Football
The Russian authorities dismiss the US criticisms, with the Kremlin saying the case has nothing to do with politics Football
When she appeared in court to respond to a narcotic charge that carries a penalty of 10 years in jail she said the vapes containing cannabis oil that were found in her luggage were hers but she had taken them to Russia by mistake Football
