{"id":511652,"date":"2022-11-18T01:25:50","date_gmt":"2022-11-17T22:25:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/brittney-griner-begins-serving-sentence-in-russian-penal-colony\/"},"modified":"2022-11-18T01:25:50","modified_gmt":"2022-11-17T22:25:50","slug":"brittney-griner-begins-serving-sentence-in-russian-penal-colony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/brittney-griner-begins-serving-sentence-in-russian-penal-colony\/","title":{"rendered":"#Brittney Griner begins serving sentence in Russian penal colony"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3ac95c1984e\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3ac95c1984e\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/brittney-griner-begins-serving-sentence-in-russian-penal-colony\/#%E2%80%9CBrittney_Griner_begins_serving_sentence_in_Russian_penal_colony%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Brittney Griner begins serving sentence in Russian penal colony&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CBrittney_Griner_begins_serving_sentence_in_Russian_penal_colony%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Brittney Griner begins serving sentence in Russian penal colony&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>WNBA star Brittney Griner has begun serving her nine-year prison sentence at a Russian penal colony, her attorneys confirmed Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Griner was moved to a Russian forced labor camp in Mordovia \u2014 about 210 miles east of Moscow \u2014 after a Russian court rejected an <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>eal of her lengthy sentence last month, which US officials slammed as unjust and politically motivated.<\/p>\n<p>Griner\u2019s lawyers said they visited the two-time Olympic gold medalist earlier this week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBrittney is doing as well as could be expected and trying to stay strong as she adapts to a new environment,\u201d they said in a statement Thursday. \u201cConsidering that this is a very challenging period for her, there will be no further comments from us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Griner, 32, was arrested at a Moscow airport in February when vape cartridges containing cannabis oil, which is banned in Russia, were found in her luggage.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Brittney-Griner-prison-01.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Griner is around 200 miles outside of Moscow. \" class=\"wp-image-24697567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Brittney-Griner-prison-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Brittney-Griner-prison-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Brittney-Griner-prison-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Brittney Griner has begun her nine-year sentence in a Russian penal colony. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">POOL\/AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>During her trial, Griner testified that she inadvertently placed the cartridges into her bag while \u201cstress-packing\u201d for her <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a> to Russia, where she was contracted to play basketball for a local team during WNBA\u2019s off-season. Her defense team also presented written statements saying she had been prescribed cannabis to treat chronic pain.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0In August, she was convicted of cannabis possession and smuggling and was sentenced to nine years in prison.<\/p>\n<p>Her agent,\u00a0Lindsay Colas, said Thursday that the all-star center is \u201ctrying to stay strong.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow\" data-component=\"inlineSlideshow\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slides\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"878\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Brittney-Griner-prison-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"US officials slammed the decision as politically motivated.\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Brittney-Griner-prison-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1756 1756w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Brittney-Griner-prison-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1317 1317w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Brittney-Griner-prison-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878 878w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Brittney-Griner-prison-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=439 439w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Brittney-Griner-prison-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 878px) 100vw, 878px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                    A Russian court rejected an appeal of her lengthy sentence last month.                              <\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><br \/>\n                                                    <\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"878\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Brittney-Griner-prison-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"Cannabis is illegal in Russia.\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Brittney-Griner-prison-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1756 1756w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Brittney-Griner-prison-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1317 1317w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Brittney-Griner-prison-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878 878w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Brittney-Griner-prison-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=439 439w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Brittney-Griner-prison-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 878px) 100vw, 878px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                    Griner was arrested after bringing in prescribed cannabis oil into Russia.                              <\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><br \/>\n                                                    <\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cDespite the fact she is alone and now nearing her ninth month in detention separated from her loved ones, she is trying to stay strong,\u201d Colas said, thanking the Biden Administration for their ongoing efforts to free Griner.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>While details of her detainment are unclear, relatives of former US Marine Trevor Rowdy Reed \u2014 who spent nine days in a Russian prison in Mordovia before he was freed earlier this year \u2014 said that Griner will experience barbaric living conditions, including rancid food, crippling isolation and oppressive wardens.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration has been trying for months to negotiate the release of Griner and another American jailed in Russia, Michigan corporate security executive Paul Whelan. Whelan is also detained at a penal prison in Mordovia serving a 16-year prison sentence after he was convicted of espionage-related charges in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, President Joe Biden said he hoped Russian President Valdimir Putin would be open to discussing Griner\u2019s release after the midterm elections.<\/p>\n<p><em>With Post Wires<\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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