Speaking to CNN on Thursday, Cherelle Griner implored US officials to do more to secure her wife’s release. Griner’s detention, which has been repeatedly extended, has sparked a wave of support among dozens of organizations in the US that have joined Griner’s wife, Cherelle, in urging President Joe Biden to strike an exchange deal with Russian authorities to release Griner and bring her home safely as soon as possible.
“The US government, from the highest levels, is working hard to bring Brittney and all wrongfully detained US nationals home,” she added. “She is doing as well as can be expected in these difficult circumstances and she asked me to convey that she is in good spirits and is keeping up the faith,” Rood said. US Embassy Charge d’Affaires Elizabeth Rood, who attended Friday’s hearing, reiterated that Griner had been “wrongfully detained,” adding that “the practice of wrongful detention is unacceptable wherever it occurs and is a threat to the safety of everyone traveling, working, and living abroad.” Her wife wants US officials to do more to bring her home
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It's been 130 days since WNBA star Brittney Griner was detained in Russia and her trial is about to start. The second hearing of the trial will take place on July 7.īrittney Griner's wife, Chenelle, in an interview with CNN. Cannabis oil is subject to control in Russia and is classified as a narcotic drug. The prosecution argues that Griner intended to import the drugs into Russia’s territory and put the prohibited substances into a backpack and a suitcase, according to TASS. “Being sufficiently aware that the movement of narcotic drugs is not allowed… no later than Februat an unspecified location under unspecified circumstances from an unidentified person bought two cartridges for personal use, which contained 0.252 grams and 0.45 grams of hash oil, totaling 0.702 grams,” the prosecutor said, according to a TASS reporter in the hall of the Khimki City Court. Griner’s supporters and US officials say she is wrongfully detained and have called for her release as fears mount that she is being used as a political pawn amid rising tensions between Russia and the US.Īt the trial, Griner was accused by a prosecutor of smuggling less than a gram of cannabis oil in her luggage. Griner, 31, a Phoenix Mercury player who plays in Russia during the WNBA’s off season, was arrested February 17 at a Moscow airport, a week before Russia invaded Ukraine. The two-time US Olympic basketball gold medalist Brittney Griner went on trial at a court near Moscow on Friday, on drug smuggling charges which can be punishable by up to 10 years in prison.
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