According to Russian authorities, the two-time Olympic gold medalist was arrested on allegations of drug smuggling significant amounts of narcotic substance at a Moscow airport.
TASS also quoted Ekaterina Kalugina, whom it said represented Moscow's Public Monitoring Commission , which observes the treatment of prisoners.According to TASS, Kalugina visited Griner at her pre-trial detention center. Kalugina was also quoted as saying the U.S. consul has not visited the 31-year-old, despite Russian authorities' willingness to"create all conditions" for their visit.
On Wednesday, former First Lady and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton became the latest U.S. politician to call for her release, sharing an article on Griner with the caption"Free Brittney" in a post on Twitter.
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