US ex-Marine gets 4-1/2 years in Russian penal colony for attacking police officer


  • World
  • Tuesday, 04 Oct 2022

LONDON (Reuters) - Former U.S. marine Robert Gilman was sentenced to 4-1/2 years in a Russian penal colony on Tuesday for attacking a police officer while drunk, Russian news agencies reported.

Police hauled Gilman off a train in Voronezh in January, while he was travelling from the southern city of Sochi to Moscow, after complaints from fellow passengers about his behaviour, the agencies reported, citing the prosecution.

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