Overview
- A judge issued an additional eight-year sentence for a May assault on a prison guard, with Gilman pleading guilty and expressing remorse.
- His lawyer told TASS the court added two more years to the new term, bringing his total imprisonment to ten years, and there will be no appeal.
- Kommersant and state media report he still faces a separate case over another alleged guard assault, with a Central District Court hearing scheduled for December 25.
- Gilman was previously sentenced to two years in October 2022 after being found guilty of assaulting a police officer.
- Reuters has reported U.S. efforts to secure the release of several Americans in Russia, and Kirill Dmitriev said he discussed a potential prisoner swap with White House officials in November.