VORONEZH, October 7. /TASS/. The Central District Court of Voronezh has sentenced US citizen Robert Gilman to seven years and one month in a Russian prison, according to the regional prosecutor's office.
"The court, in agreement with the prosecutor's position, sentenced Gilman to seven years and one month imprisonment in a strict-regime penal colony. Additionally, a civil lawsuit demanding 300,000 rubles ($3,100) in damages from Gilman was upheld," the statement read.
The court found that Gilman, while serving time for a previous sentence at Penal Correctional Institution-2 of the Federal Penitentiary Service, resisted the orders of a prison official, throwing hands at him. Gilman also struck an investigator several times during questioning. Later, while in pretrial detention, he physically assaulted an inspector.
A new criminal case was initiated against Gilman under part 2 of Article 321 of the Russian Criminal Code (disruptive activities at institutions ensuring isolation from society) and part 4 of Article 296 (threats or violent actions in connection with the administration of justice or preliminary investigation). On April 23, the case was submitted to the Central District Court of Voronezh. The first hearing was scheduled for May 20 but was postponed as Gilman was not brought to court.