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Russian court rejects Brittney Griner’s appeal of 9-year sentence
NY Post ^ | 10/25/2022 | Snejana Farberov

Posted on 10/25/2022 7:03:26 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

A Russian court on Tuesday rejected Brittney Griner’s appeal after the jailed WNBA star begged for forgiveness for her “mistake” — upholding her nine-year sentence on drug charges.

Griner and her lawyers had asked for acquittal or at least a more lenient sentence, which they said was disproportionate to the offense and at odds with Russian judicial practice.

The presiding judge said the verdict was upheld “without changes” except for the counting of time served in pre-trial detention as part of the sentence. Griner is now expected to be moved to a penal colony.

The US chargee d’affaires in Moscow, Elizabeth Rood, who attended the hearing, called the sentence “excessive and disproportionate.”

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government
KEYWORDS: appeal; griners; rejects; russian; thatsashame
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To: ChicagoConservative27
...moved to a penal colony.

With all the other guys?

81 posted on 10/25/2022 9:20:57 AM PDT by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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To: Bon of Babble
Now this Griner person gets to experience REAL racism and discrimination; not the phony, made-up kind we have in the US.
82 posted on 10/25/2022 9:22:05 AM PDT by GrannyAnn ( )
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To: GrannyAnn

Maybe they’ll torture her by playing The Star Spangled Banner non-stop.


83 posted on 10/25/2022 9:23:15 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

I guess Biden’s vote-shilling “amnesty for pot smokers” didn’t do anything for her.


84 posted on 10/25/2022 9:37:34 AM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Bless her little heart.


85 posted on 10/25/2022 10:26:45 AM PDT by vetvetdoug
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To: ChicagoConservative27

I take it you are an expert on Russian drug laws.

Please enlighten us.

;-)


86 posted on 10/25/2022 10:28:34 AM PDT by cgbg (Claiming that laws and regs that limit “hate speech” stop freedom of speech is “hate speech”.)
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To: JayGalt

Karma got her—and Karma is merciless.


87 posted on 10/25/2022 10:32:01 AM PDT by cgbg (Claiming that laws and regs that limit “hate speech” stop freedom of speech is “hate speech”.)
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To: lowbridge

Remember she wore the Jimi Hendrix shirt.

They should play “Are You Experienced” in her cell—over and over and over again....

;-)


88 posted on 10/25/2022 10:34:07 AM PDT by cgbg (Claiming that laws and regs that limit “hate speech” stop freedom of speech is “hate speech”.)
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To: Impala64ssa

At 20 below zero..


89 posted on 10/25/2022 12:00:20 PM PDT by dpetty121263
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To: lowbridge

I was thinking something similar. Namely, let him publicly, passionately and loudly sing the National Anthem in front of Lenin’s tomb every day.

If he does, then knock a year off (the end of his sentence) of bustin rocks for him.


90 posted on 10/25/2022 3:52:49 PM PDT by Cen-Tejas
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To: griswold3
"A penal colony in Siberia?"

She'll be a star participant in those "penal" games...

91 posted on 10/25/2022 3:56:26 PM PDT by SuperLuminal (Where is the next Sam Adams when we so desperatly need him)
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