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Andrew Roth in Moscow

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Russian prosecutors demand 9 5 years in jail for brittney griner - The Untold Story

Brittney Griner being escorted into court in Khimki, Russia.
Brittney Griner being escorted into court in Khimki, Russia. Photograph: Reuters

Russian prosecutors have asked for the US basketball player Brittney Griner to be sentenced to nine and a half years in prison, as the Kremlin wraps up her politically charged trial before a potential prisoner exchange.

Prosecutors in the Russian court said Griner’s arrest on drug charges was “fully proven” and demanded she serve nearly a decade in a high-security prison and pay a large fine.

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