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| Roman Polanski: Polish government seeks to revive extradition proceedings | Roman Polanski: Polish government seeks to revive extradition proceedings |
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| Poland’s government is to appeal against a court’s decision not to extradite the filmmaker Roman Polanski to the United States over a 1977 child sexual abuse conviction. | Poland’s government is to appeal against a court’s decision not to extradite the filmmaker Roman Polanski to the United States over a 1977 child sexual abuse conviction. |
| The United States had requested Polanski’s extradition from Poland after he made a high-profile appearance in Warsaw in 2014. The filmmaker lives in Paris but also has an apartment in Krakow, southern Poland. | The United States had requested Polanski’s extradition from Poland after he made a high-profile appearance in Warsaw in 2014. The filmmaker lives in Paris but also has an apartment in Krakow, southern Poland. |
| A Polish court rejected the request and the prosecutor’s office initially said it would not appeal against the decision. | A Polish court rejected the request and the prosecutor’s office initially said it would not appeal against the decision. |
| But Zbigniew Ziobro, the justice minister and prosecutor general, said on Tuesday: “I’ve decided to file to the supreme court an appeal over the ruling ... in which the ... court decided not to extradite Mr Polanski to the US in a situation when he’s accused of and wanted for ... a rape of a child.” The announcement was reported by the Polish state news agency PAP. | But Zbigniew Ziobro, the justice minister and prosecutor general, said on Tuesday: “I’ve decided to file to the supreme court an appeal over the ruling ... in which the ... court decided not to extradite Mr Polanski to the US in a situation when he’s accused of and wanted for ... a rape of a child.” The announcement was reported by the Polish state news agency PAP. |