She also addressed Vladimir Putin with a request to 'hear the story'…
She also addressed Vladimir Putin with a request to 'hear the story' of Datarao Jugala Sudhir so that he could see that there are 'many foreign travelers who just as surely may not know that medicines legally prescribed for them in their home countries are actually banned in Russia'.
Consensus
- Daterao Jugala Sudhira was sentenced in Russia for possessing candy containing marijuana.
- Sudhira's fiancée plans to appeal to Vladimir Putin for clemency if the appeal fails.
- The fiancée has urged Putin to hear Sudhira's story, emphasizing that foreign travelers may not know that legally prescribed medications are banned in Russia.
- Sudhira arrived in Russia from Qatar in January 2026.
- He was detained at the 'green corridor' of Sheremetyevo Airport.
- Marijuana-infused candy was found in his luggage.
- In court, Sudhira claimed the substance was prescribed by a doctor for post-brain surgery treatment.
Points of divergence
- The judge who sentenced Sudhira had previously sentenced American basketball player Brittney Griner to nine years in prison in 2022 for drug smuggling into Russia. — tvrain
- The judge who sentenced Sudhira had previously convicted American basketball player Brittney Griner to nine years' imprisonment in 2022 on charges of drug smuggling into Russia. — tg_tvrain
Coverage (2 sources)
- Disney manager's fiancée, sentenced in Russia for marshmallow with marijuana, plans to appeal to Putin for pardon — Дождь
- Disney manager's wife plans to appeal to Putin for pardon after husband sentenced in Russia over marijuana-laced candy — Дождь (Telegram)
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