Family of US teacher stuck in hellhole Russian prison reveals the shocking way Joe Biden officials have treated them - as more than a DOZEN other hostages freed

The family of a US coach stuck successful a hellhole Russian difficult labour campy opportunity they consciousness 'stabbed successful nan back' by Biden officials who grounded to discuss his merchandise arsenic portion of a historical captive swap.

Marc Fogel, 61, was not among nan 16 Western hostages, which included Wall Street Journal newsman Evan Gershkovich and US marine Paul Whelan, who were released connected Thursday.

In 2021, Fogel was jailed for 14 years successful Russia aft being caught pinch aesculapian marijuana successful his suitcase.

His sister Ann told CNN it was 'gut-wrenching' that her relative was not portion of nan speech that took spot this week.

'We really hoped that they were going to get Mark connected nan plane,' she said. 'It's been a rollercoaster, nary sleep. I consciousness for illustration we've been benignant of collectively stabbed successful nan back.'

She besides criticized nan Biden management for failing to designate her relative arsenic 'wrongfully detained,' a important measurement successful negotiations for release.

The explanation was given to nan likes of Gershkovich and WNBA prima Brittney Griner, who for illustration Fogel, was besides detained for marijuana possession.

'After aggregate documents signed by Mark by our family they will not springiness america immoderate capable answers arsenic to why he has not been designated arsenic Brittney was, their cases are astir identical,' Ann explained.

'There was a classified study fixed successful June and they didn't moreover really person nan facts of nan lawsuit straight. Mark should person been prioritized done this full process, it's been 1 of nan astir frustrating times of my life to not beryllium heard aliases taken seriously.

'We don't person nan NBA and nan Wall Street Journal backing america truthful Mark has been mostly ignored.'

She besides revealed Fogel has spent nan past period successful a situation hospital, wherever he is receiving 'multitudes' of injections without immoderate mentation arsenic to their purpose. 

'He needs nan nickname because he needs aesculapian treatment,' Ann tearfully added.

'He's fallen aggregate times because location is tons of ice. Things are not going good for him.' 

She shared that Fogel's 95-year-old mother is now worried she will ne'er spot her boy again. 

Fogel had 17 grams of medicine marijuana hidden successful a interaction lens lawsuit to dainty symptom pursuing a knee replacement and different injuries erstwhile he was detained in  August 2021.

But nan supplier is wholly forbidden successful Russia.

He was apprehended arsenic he traveled to activity astatine nan $34,000-a-year Anglo-American School of Moscow, successful precisely nan aforesaid portion of Sheremetyevo International Airport wherever Griner was pulled speech for a akin crime 5 months later. 

In June 2022, Fogel was handed a stunning 14-year condemnation by a Russian judge, who accused him of trying to bring marijuana into nan state to waste to his students.

Fogel was accused of utilizing his negotiated position arsenic a erstwhile personnel of nan US Embassy successful Moscow to perchance tally a 'drug smuggling route' into Russia's capital. 

Ann said retired aft it emerged that nan Biden management had negotiated nan biggest captive switch pinch Russia since nan extremity of nan Cold War.

The woody progressive nan merchandise of 24 prisoners crossed 7 countries successful total.

As good arsenic Gershkovich and Whelan, Russian-American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva, who was sentenced to much than six years successful a Russian situation successful a rapid, concealed proceedings precocious past period was freed.

The trio met pinch nan president and vice president aft returning to nan US past nighttime earlier being reunited pinch their families.