Brittney Griner, has now been detained to a Russian penal colony. The state department reports: Following a sham trial and the unjust sentencing of Brittney Griner, Moscow is transferring her from a prison in Moscow to a remote penal colony. It is another injustice layered on her ongoing unjust and wrongful detention. As we work to secure Brittney Griner’s release, we expect Russian authorities to provide our Embassy officials with regular access to all U.S. citizens detained in Russia, including Brittney, as is their obligation. Ensuring the health and welfare of U.S. citizen detainees in Russia is a priority, and we will continue to press for fair and transparent treatment for them all.
Our hearts are with Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan, as well as their family, friends, and supporters, who all continue to suffer from Russia’s decision to wrongfully detain U.S. citizens. We continue to work relentlessly to bring them home. I am focused on doing so, as are so many others in the Department. We will not relent until they are reunited with their loved ones.
The statement added that they anticipate Russian officials will inform Griner’s legal team and the U.S. embassy of Griner’s location once she arrives at her destination in accordance with “normal Russian protocol. “Transfers between Russian prisons might take several days or several weeks.
The transfer decision follows a Russian appeals court ruling that affirmed Griner’s drug smuggling sentence from earlier this month.
The White House blasted the verdict as “sham justice” while stating that it is still trying to secure Griner’s release through a possible prisoner exchange.
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