MOSCOW, Mar 17Two-time Olympic basketball champion from the United States Brittney Griner, who was detained in Russia on a drug smuggling case, does not argue with the charges against her, a correspondent from the Moscow Regional Court reports. Today, the court is considering a defense complaint against the arrest of an athlete. The woman's lawyers pointed out that her arrest was illegal, as it was made after 48 hours specified by law from the moment of detention. Greiner, being a suspect, was not released, and was in court in an «aquarium», that is, in custody, which is a gross violation of the law , the defense is dissatisfied. «From 11 o'clock on February 17, when she could not voluntarily leave the airport building, she asked to call her lawyer and consul, but the answer was «no». Only 16 hours she was at customs, «said lawyer Alexander Boykov. Referring to the detention protocol, the prosecutor, in turn, stated that Greiner was detained early in the morning on February 18. The defender also called the detention in a pre-trial detention center an unreasonably strict measure of restraint and asked to replace it with house arrest. One of the American acquaintances agreed to shelter her in an apartment near Khimki city court — the court attached the relevant document to the case. In addition, the court also studied the positive characteristics from the league and the girl’s club — UMMC from Yekaterinburg. They indicated that she was a key athlete in her team, helped develop the championship and women's basketball in Russia in general, and Yekaterinburg, in particular, contributed to the success of the UMMC at the international level. Greiner herself fully supported the position of the lawyers, refusing to speak in detail in the debate of the parties. The charge of drug smuggling was not discussed or disputed by the athlete and her representatives, they never pointed out her innocence in the sane act. The reporter's question about whether the girl considers herself guilty was left without comment by the lawyers.
