Athletistic / Basketball. Dmitry Peskov, press secretary to Russian President Vladimir Putin, answered a question about a possible pardon for American basketball player Brittney Griner. She was sentenced to 9 years in prison for drug trafficking.

“We can’t comment on court decisions, I won’t this time.

All issues of forgiveness are set out in our law. There are certain procedures that convicts can use according to the law,” Peskov said, as quoted by RIA Novosti.

Greiner is the center of the UMMC. She was arrested on February 17 at Sheremetyevo airport. In the luggage of the athletes found drugs.