Brittney Griner will provide assistance to Americans imprisoned abroad
2022.12.16 12:08
Brittney Griner will provide assistance to Americans imprisoned abroad
Budrigannews.com – Brittney Griner, a star basketball player for the United States, left an Army medical center on Friday to continue her recovery after being released from a Russian prison colony as part of a prisoner swap. She said she would work to help bring other detained Americans home and planned to return to the WNBA.
A week after arriving at Fort Sam Houston in Texas, Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medalist and eight-time WNBA All-Star, left the Brooke Army Medical Center, according to CNN.
“Everything has been a battle over the past ten months. She made the statement in her first public statement since returning to the United States. “I dug deep to keep my faith, and it was the love from so many of you that helped keep me going,” she said.
“President Biden, you brought me home and I realize you are focused on bringing Paul Whelan and all Americans home as well,” she expressed, alluding to the previous U.S. Marine actually being held in Russia. ” I’ll use my platform to help you in any way I can.”
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Griner made her way to the medical center on Friday, having been freed from Russia by American officials in exchange for the Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout.
On February 17, 32-year-old Griner was taken into custody at an airport outside of Moscow for possessing vape cartridges that contained hashish oil in her luggage.
She was then found guilty of smuggling drugs and sent to one of Russia’s most notorious penal colonies, where former inmates have spoken of being tortured, beaten badly, and forced to work as a slave.
Griner indicated that she intends to rejoin her WNBA team.
She stated, “I intend to play basketball this season for the Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA, and as I do so, I look forward to being able to say ‘thank you’ to those of you who advocated, wrote, and posted for me in person soon.”
