MOSCOW, 15 Jul. In the Khimki court of the Moscow region on Friday, July 15, documents will be presented in the case of American basketball player Brittney Griner, who is accused of smuggling hash oil. The court hearing is scheduled for 10.00. it is known that there will be no interrogation. «Written evidence will be provided tomorrow, this is the stage of criminal proceedings. Brittney's interrogation will be later. This will be reported additionally. The process continues,» lawyer Maria Blagovolina said. The day before, Russian journalists were not allowed into the courthouse and refused register them by passport for passage to court. Only the representative of the American CBS managed to get to the meeting, which was held by representatives of the diplomatic mission. However, the trial is open to the public. After the meeting, the director of the Yekaterinburg UMMC and the team captain commented to journalists that they were interrogated as witnesses. They explained that they gave a description of Griner and told what «a big role she contributed to the success of the club and Russian women's basketball as a whole.» «I was going in a hurry.» In February, Greiner, 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 five to 10 years in prison.
