In Tuesday's hearing, Griner's defense team argued that a state-appointed forensic expert made technical and procedural errors when examining the cannabis-infused vape cartridges found in her luggage.
detained in February in a Moscow airportIn the hearing Tuesday, Griner's defense team continued to argue that a state-appointed forensic expert made technical and procedural errors when examining the cannabis-infused vape cartridges found in her luggage when she arrived in Russia.
WNBA star Brittney Griner, who was detained at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport and later charged with illegal possession of cannabis, is escorted before a court hearing in Khimki, outside Moscow, on August 2, 2022.Earlier in the trial, Griner pleaded guilty to carrying cartridges in her bag but maintained that she had packed them by accident and did not intend to violate the Russian law, under which cannabis is prohibited for both medical and recreational purposes.
So far, Russia has had a measured response, saying there have been some bilateral contacts on the matter but that no decision has been reached. "We still believe that any exchanges of information on this topic should be discrete," Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Tuesday in a press briefing."Megaphone diplomacy and public exchange of positions won't lead to a result."
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