Russian justice convicts American Brittney Griner of drug trafficking

• Trial Brittney Griner admits that cannabis was among her belongings, but criticizes irregularities in her detention in Russia

• Sports The strange arrest of WNBA star Brittney Griner at Moscow airport for drug possession

The Russian Justice found American basketball player Brittney Griner guilty of drug possession and smuggling, who had admitted today her "mistake" in introducing cannabis oil into Russian territory, but also asked for mercy during the hearing held in the Khimki urban court, in the Moscow region.

The Russian Prosecutor's Office requested nine and a half years in prison for the American basketball player

, arrested last February for drug possession and smuggling.

"The prosecution considers that the guilt of

has been fully proven," prosecutor

urban court

in the

region .

Russian law punishes the crime allegedly committed by

, who plays for the Russian team

in

, with a maximum of ten years in prison .

The prosecutor has also asked the Olympic and world champion to pay

(more than $16,000).

Meanwhile, the defense has requested his acquittal or, failing that, the least possible prison sentence.

In principle,

will have this Thursday the opportunity to address the court, after which the judge will withdraw to deliberate and issue the ruling.

prisoner exchange

The US government considers that the basketball player's arrest when crossing the border with cannabis oil was "wrong" and demands her immediate release, like many

and

stars .

The US Secretary of State

Antony

, proposed last week to his Russian colleague,

, the exchange of

and

, sentenced to 16 years for espionage, for the "merchant of death",

, who He is serving 25 years in jail in an American prison.

recently

rejected

's "opponent" request to include a second Russian prisoner in the exchange, Chechen

, CNN reported.

The athlete, 31 years old.

She was detained on February 17

at

airport after customs officials found cannabis oil in her suitcase.

spokesman

,

, denied that the criminal proceedings against the basketball player have a political background.

and the

recently

exchanged US student

, sentenced to nine years in prison for resisting arrest, for Russian pilot

, sentenced to 20 years in the US for drug smuggling.

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