Brittany Grinerlawyer of Alexander D. Boykov has revealed that her client does not expect her to be released from Russian prison any time soon. The WNBA star was sentenced to nine years in Russian prison for drug possession.
He was arrested in February by customs officers at an airport near Moscow after he found cannabis oil inside his luggage.
Griner stuck in Russia?
“He just isn’t quite sure that America will be able to take him home,” boykov told the New York Times.
“She is very worried about what it will cost her, and she fears that she will have to serve a full sentence in Russia.”
The reports claimed that Biden The administration was willing to proceed to a prisoner exchange with Russia to allow grinner and former marine Paul Whelan to return to America.
Worried about jail situation
boykov also disclosed that grinner Worried about the prison where she might end up. For the time being, he is only allowed to hang out once per day, spending his entire day in a cell with a few more prisoners.
grinner has appealed the final decision and its appeal is due on October 25.
“Perhaps the verdict will be changed somehow and, perhaps, the sentence will be reduced, because the decision taken by the first court is very different from judicial practice,” boykov added.
“Considering all the circumstances, taking into account the personality traits of my client and his sense of guilt, such a decision should be absolutely impossible.”