The key question is instead whether she intended to smuggle the drugs. courts, intent to break the law is not the relevant metric for a Russian court assessing intent. Butler, however, underscored that, like in U.S. To that end, Griner explained that she rushed to pack for her flight. This time Griner acknowledged drugs were in her luggage, while insisting that she didn’t intend to break Russian law. Griner was given another chance to acknowledge guilt after the prosecution presented its case in her trial, which began last week. “She could have done it earlier,” Butler noted, in reference to a hearing following Griner’s arrest when she elected to remain silent (she could have also denied guilt). In a phone interview with Sportico, Penn State Dickinson Law Professor William Butler, an expert on Russian law, international and comparative law, emphasized that, contrary to media reporting, Griner has not pleaded guilty-no such pleas are possible in the Russian legal system-but has instead acknowledged guilt.
nationals who are wrongfully detained or held hostage in Russia and around the world.” According to a White House statement, Biden “called Cherelle to reassure her that he is working to secure Brittney’s release as soon as possible, as well as the release of Paul Whelan and other U.S. On Wednesday, the day before Griner would acknowledge guilt, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris spoke with Griner’s wife, Cherelle Griner. will attempt to negotiate her release whether or not she broke Russian law. In May, the agency classified Griner as “wrongfully detained.” This means the U.S. Griner’s acknowledgment does not impact her standing with the State Department. State Department had begun to urge Americans in Russia to leave the country in anticipation of a Russian conflict with Ukraine. She’s been accused of attempting to transport hashish oil in vape cartridges. Griner, who played for the Russian team UMMC Ekaterinburg during the WNBA offseason, has been detained in Russia for approximately 140 days following her arrest in February at Sheremetyevo airport. Griner, 31, faces a prison term of five to 10 years, though her acknowledgment could lead to a reduced term. Phoenix Mercury center and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner acknowledged in a court near Moscow on Thursday that she was guilty of smuggling narcotic substances.
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