Interfax writes about it.
“I would ask the court to acquit my client, but if the court finds it impossible, then I consider it necessary to impose a punishment taking into account Greiner’s personality, the role she played in the development of Russian basketball, and give her a more lenient sentence,” the lawyer said.
The prosecutor asked for Greiner 9.5 years in prison.
An American basketball player was detained on February 18 at Sheremetyevo Airport on suspicion of trying to illegally import banned substances into Russia.
Her luggage was checked using X-ray equipment and found vapes (cartridges for an electronic heating system) with cannabis oil.