Poland Sends Request to Extradite Polanski to Court

Polish prosecutors have sent a request to a regional court in Krakow for the extradition of filmmaker Roman Polanski to the United States over a 1977 child sex-crime conviction, the Prosecutors' Office in Krakow said on Tuesday. "The further actions in this case will depend on the court,'' the prosecutors' office said in a statement. According to Polish law, if the court decides that the U.S. request should proceed further, the justice minister will then make the...

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