Another couple of weeks for Griner...
https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/34091855/phoenix-mercury-star-brittney-griner-russian-detention-extendedProsecutors in Russia were granted another extension Tuesday in the case of American women's basketball player
Brittney Griner. The extension is a procedural move that was expected and should have little effect on negotiations for her release, according to several experts.
The Russian state news agency TASS reported that Griner's next hearing will be July 2, but U.S. officials have said they do not consider the legal proceedings to be more than an effort to give a legitimate sheen to a negotiation tactic. Both U.S. officials and sources close to Griner have said they expect Russian courts to keep extending her detention until a deal is reached for her release.
"Hostage diplomacy cases rely on the pretense of law. The Russians won't ever say 'we're holding Brittney Griner hostage,' but by repeatedly postponing her trial, they're communicating their intentions," Danielle Gilbert, assistant professor of military and strategic studies at the U.S. Air Force Academy told ESPN.
"Dragging out her detention, missing court deadlines -- these are key indicators that we should question the legitimacy of her arrest, precisely why the U.S. classified it as a wrongful detention."
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