KHIMKI, Aug 4 The Khimki Court of the Moscow Region on Thursday sentenced him to nine years in prison general regime American basketball player Brittney Griner with a fine of 1 million rubles for smuggling hash oil, a correspondent reports from the courtroom. judge Anna Sotnikova announced the decision. As mitigating circumstances, the court took into account Greiner's partial admission of guilt and sporting achievements. Greiner, after the verdict was announced, answered the journalists' question about how she feels: she said in a sad voice that she loves her family. The reading of the verdict took about 40 minutes. The court considered her guilt under part 1 of article 228 and paragraph «c» of part 2 of article 229.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (storage and smuggling of narcotic drugs) to be fully proven.
