MOSCOW, July 14 trial in the case of American basketball player Brittney Griner on drug smuggling, the correspondent reports. Bailiffs at the entrance refused to register media representatives by passport, referring to the fact that «the secretary will soon come» with a list of journalists. While the press was waiting on the street, the meeting began. Today, the basketball player is to be interrogated in court. At the meeting on July 7, the interpreter said that «Miss Griner declares that she admits her guilt.» However, as Griner's lawyer Maria Blagovolina told reporters, the interrogation was postponed until tomorrow. In February, Griner, who arrived on a flight from New York, was detained at Sheremetyevo airport. Inspection of hand luggage revealed that the American woman had «vapes» with a liquid with a specific smell. An examination determined that the liquid was hashish oil. A criminal case was initiated on drug smuggling, she was arrested. The sanction of the article provides for from 5 to 10 years in prison.
