• Re: Russian official: United States disrespectful with 'wrongful detent

    From 13%@21:1/5 to governor.swill@gmail.com on Sun Jul 24 11:57:38 2022
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    MOSCOW -- The spokesperson for Russia's Foreign Ministry lashed
    out Thursday at the United States characterizing basketball star
    Brittney Griner's jailing on drug charges as "wrongful
    detention," saying it shows disrespect for Russian law.

    Griner has been jailed since she was arrested in mid-February at
    a Moscow airport after vape canisters containing hashish oil
    were found in her luggage. The Phoenix Mercury standout and two-
    time Olympic gold medalist acknowledged in court this month that
    she had the canisters but said she had no intent to break the
    law.

    She faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted. Her trial is
    scheduled to resume Tuesday.

    The State Department in May designated Griner as wrongfully
    detained, moving her case under the supervision of its special
    presidential envoy for hostage affairs -- effectively, the
    government's chief hostage negotiator. On Tuesday, President Joe
    Biden signed an executive order aimed at increasing the flow of
    information to families of Americans detained abroad and at
    imposing sanctions on the criminals, terrorists or government
    officials who hold them captive.

    Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said
    Thursday that the legalization of cannabis for medical and
    recreational use in parts of the U.S. has no bearing on what
    happens in Russia.

    "If a U.S. 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,"
    Zakharova said.

    Russian media have speculated that Griner could be exchanged for
    prominent Russian arms trader Viktor Bout, who is imprisoned in
    the United States, and that Paul Whelan, an American imprisoned
    in Russia for espionage, may also figure in an exchange.

    U.S. officials have not commented on the prospects for such a
    trade. Russian officials have said no exchange could be
    discussed until the conclusion of the legal proceedings against
    Griner. It is unclear how long the trial will last, but a court
    has authorized Griner's detention until Dec. 20.

    https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/34274909/russian-official- united-states-disrespectful-wrongful-detention-claim-brittney-
    griner

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