Britney Griner, crime & punishment in Russia
As the Brittney Griner trial enters its closing phases in Moscow and Western media coverage is largely confined to gleaning information and insights from Russian media or American embassy personnel, questions naturally arise in two respects: first, is Russian criminal procedure fair, capable of producing a just outcome; second, has the Griner trial been conducted “by the book” — shorthand for the Russian Code of Criminal Procedure.