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In October 2022, Gilman was sentenced to 4-1/2 years - later
reduced to 3-1/2 years - in a Russian penal colony for the
drunken attack on the police officer which he said he did not
remember. He said at the time that he had apologized to Russia
and the police officer.
RIA said that a new trial into Gilman had got underway on
Thursday in the city of Voronezh 465 km (289 miles) south of
Moscow.
It said he faced four charges related to the alleged assault of
a prison official and a state investigator on four separate
occasions when he had punched the men in the head.
RIA said Gilman, whose lawyers told the TASS news agency at his
original trial that he had come to Russia to study and obtain
citizenship, had pleaded guilty to all the charges.
RIA said the court, which will reconvene on July 15, will
request information about Gilman's health and access to medical
treatment. It said Gilman had on Thursday complained several
times of food poisoning.
At least a dozen American citizens are being held in Russian
prisons or pre-trial detention facilities and the trial of U.S.
journalist Evan Gershkovich, who is accused of espionage charges
which he denies, began on Wednesday.
(Reporting by ReutersEditing by Andrew Osborn)
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