Griner has been detained in Russia since Feb. 17 on charges of alleged attempted drug smuggling and has been officially classified as “illegally detained,” a U.S. State Department official told CNN in May.
According to Boykov, the hearing is scheduled to be held behind closed doors in the court in Khimki just outside Moscow at 7 am ET and 2 pm local time on Monday.
Greener arrived in court on Monday, handcuffed and surrounded by security guards in black tactical vests, according to a photo by AFP photographer Kiril Kudryavstev. She was wearing a gray T-shirt and glasses, the photo shows.
Greiner’s detention, which has been extended many times, has sparked a wave of support among dozens of organizations in the United States that have joined Cherel Griner, Britney Griner’s wife, in calling on President Joe Biden to strike an exchange deal with Russian authorities to release Griner. take her home as soon as possible.
READ: Dozens of organizations sign letter urging President Biden to reach agreement on Britney Greener’s release
More than 40 organizations – including the National Association for the Advancement of Colors, the Human Rights Campaign, GLAAD, the National City League and the National Association of Women’s Basketball Players – signed a letter to President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.
Last week, CNN reported that, according to a senior State Department official, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken spoke to Cheryl Greener one-on-one on Wednesday. Cherry said last week that she had not spoken to her wife since February 17.
The 31-year-old Griner will remain in Russian custody at least until July 2, after a Russian court extended her detention, the Russian state news agency TASS reported on June 15.
Greener was named an honorary starting star for all WNBA stars last week, with the All-Star Game set to take place on July 10 in Chicago.
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