A resolution calling on the Russian Federation to release Phoenix Mercury basketball star Brittney Griner passed the U.S. House of Representatives.
The lawyer for WNBA star Brittney Griner said her pre-trial detention in Russia has been extended by one month.Rep. Greg Stanton's resolution calling on the Russian Federation to release WNBA Phoenix Mercury basketball star Brittney Griner passed the U.S. House of Representatives on June 24. the resolution in May, along with Texas Democrats Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee and Rep. Colin Allred.
“Not a day goes by that we aren’t thinking of Brittney and working to get her home,” Stanton said in a written statement. “We will continue to push for her release and make sure that she is not forgotten.” Griner has been jailed since mid-February after she was allegedly caught at a Russian airport with vape cartridges that contained marijuana oil. The maximum penalty if convicted is a 10-year prison sentence.
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