Former U.S. Marine Robert Gilman, imprisoned in Russia since January 2022, is reportedly near death, having fallen into a catatonic-like state since June and currently being fed through a tube. Advocacy groups and his family fear he may have been tortured and drugged, with Russian authorities denying his mother visitation rights even after a judicial order, raising grave concerns about his well-being and access to necessary medical care. Gilman, who was initially sentenced to 3.5 years for assaulting a police officer and later had his sentence extended to 10 years for altercations with prison staff, has been unable to eat independently for over six weeks and was transferred to a psychiatric ward. The White House and State Department are actively engaged, urging Moscow for Gilman’s release on an emergency basis for medical treatment in the U.S., while his family expresses profound fear for his life and the possibility of never seeing him again.
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