'I didn't want to break the law.' — brittneygriner told a Russian court.
in her luggage. Her detention was extended repeatedly pending her criminal trial, which finally began July 1.
In her first court appearance, Griner was accused of transporting a"significant amount" of cannabis oil, per. The charges allege that, before traveling to Russia in February, Griner"bought two cartridges for personal use, which contained 0.252 grams and 0.45 grams of hash oil," as reported by Russian state news agency TASS.
In her July 7 hearing, Griner told the court that she did not purposely break the law."I'd like to plead guilty, your honor. But there was no intent. I didn't want to break the law," Griner said,. She also told the court that she'd like to give her testimony at a later date."I need time to prepare," she said.according to NPR
. Her lawyer, Alexander Boikov, said that she's"a bit worried" about the possibility of facing prison time. In May, the US government classified this as a wrongful detainment, which means that"the U.S. government has determined she is being used as a political pawn and as a result, is engaging in negotiations for her release, regardless of the legal process," Griner's agent, Lindsay Kagawa Colas, told the
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