Five-time National Basketball Association (NBA) champion Denis Rodman his visit to Russia will not help an American basketball player sentenced to prison Britney Greiner for him, it is only public relations, explains the lawyer and specialist in civil and international law Maria Yarmush.
Earlier, Rodman, 61, announced his intention to come to Russia to help Greiner, who on August 4 was sentenced by the Khimki city court to 9 years in a penal colony in a drug trafficking case. The 31-year-old basketball player was arrested in February while trying to smuggle hash oil through Sheremetyevo airport.
– This (arrival in Russia) can only help Rodman, because for him it will be a colossal PR. This motivation is visible to the naked eye. A crowd of American journalists will surely come with him to record all this. Greiner, his arrival probably won’t help. A guilty plea could play into her hands, which she did.
It is now extremely difficult for Russians to obtain US visas, so the reverse process is not excluded. Finally, even if he finds the opportunity to enter, it is not certain that he will end up at the courthouse. Whether the basketball player’s process is open, coronavirus restrictions on the number of people in the hall may apply, – Yarmush told RT.
Greiner’s defense team in mid-August appealed the Khimki City Court’s verdict.
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