Summary
A Russian court has sentenced former U.S. Marine Robert Gilman to seven years and one month in prison for assaulting a prison official and a state investigator. This sentence is in addition to his existing 3.5-year sentence for attacking a police officer while intoxicated.
Gilman, 30, was already serving time for an incident in October 2022 when he assaulted a police officer while drunk. The recent charges stem from two separate assaults on prison staff that occurred in the autumn of 2023. According to reports, Gilman claimed he was compelled to use violence after a prison inspector inflicted pain on him and an investigator insulted his father. Gilman has pleaded guilty to all charges, and he is among several U.S. nationals currently incarcerated in Russia, highlighting ongoing tensions between the two countries.
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