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New call in Poland to extradite Roman Polanski to US
Source: BBC
New call in Poland to extradite Roman Polanski to US
31 May 2016 Europe
Poland's justice minister says he will appeal against a decision not to extradite film director Roman Polanski to the US for statutory rape.
Zbigniew Ziobro, who is also Poland's prosecutor general, said he would make the appeal in the Supreme Court.
A judge rejected Polanski's extradition in October as "inadmissible".
The Polish-born director, who lives in France, fled the US ahead of sentencing in 1978 after admitting having sex with a girl aged 13.
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Polanski has French and Polish citizenship. France does not extradite its own citizens but the director occasionally visits Poland, attending a press event in Katowice just last week.
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31 May 2016 Europe
Poland's justice minister says he will appeal against a decision not to extradite film director Roman Polanski to the US for statutory rape.
Zbigniew Ziobro, who is also Poland's prosecutor general, said he would make the appeal in the Supreme Court.
A judge rejected Polanski's extradition in October as "inadmissible".
The Polish-born director, who lives in France, fled the US ahead of sentencing in 1978 after admitting having sex with a girl aged 13.
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Polanski has French and Polish citizenship. France does not extradite its own citizens but the director occasionally visits Poland, attending a press event in Katowice just last week.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36415412