Posted on 06/15/2022 4:54:33 PM PDT by dynachrome
WNBA star Brittney Griner has already been detained in Russia for 118 days. A timeline for her return home, according to a report from the Russian news agency TASS, has gotten longer.
TASS reported Tuesday that a Russian court extended Griner's pretrial detention, forcing her to remain in custody until at least July 2. The Khimki district court of the Moscow region has already extended Griner's pretrial detention twice.
Russia's TASS news agency reported reported that American basketball player Brittney Griner's pre-trial detention in Russia has been extended to July 2 at the request of investigators https://t.co/99NGuFIWZ5
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extend for another 5 years.
It might be years before she escapes Russia.
I’ll take a knee on this one.
Hard to say, except on issues like this (black, lesbian American), I would not trust Russia.
“Russia has every right in the world to do whatever they want to do in this case. This idiot violated their drug laws and she needs to pay a penalty for that. Moscow is not Seattle.”
Yup. You go to Russia, you live by Russian laws.
Well, she did the crime, now she’s gonna do the time.
I wonder if the Russians want to see if they can get the Biden-ites to grovel to get her freed? I would if I was in their place. They gotta know the Biden-ites step and fetch for the alphabet soup loons.
You not in Kansas any more Britt...
Trade this creature for Julian Assange.
The Jan 6th tourists have been political prisoners for a year longer than her...and they’re also still locked up.
Fixed it for them.
I remember when 3 young basketball players got caught shoplifting in China, Trump got them back home in no time...
Right!!! How can anyone BE so bonehead to take drugs or loco weed into a foreign country???
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