Advertisement
Polish top court upholds verdict that cannot be extradited
Roman Polanski is still wanted in the United States for sentencing over the 1977 statutory rape of Samantha Gailey after a photo shoot in Los Angeles
The US requested Polanski’s extradition from Poland after he made a high-profile appearance in Warsaw in 2014.
Advertisement
Poland’s Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld an earlier district court verdict that Oscar-winning filmmaker Roman Polanski cannot be extradited to the United States over a 1977 child sex conviction.
Advertisement
The United States requested Polanski’s extradition from Poland after he made a high-profile appearance in Warsaw in 2014.
A Polish District Court in the city of Krakow had rejected the request last October and the prosecutor-general filed for annulment of the verdict early this year.
“The Supreme Court rejects the request for annulment, it has been deemed groundless,’’ Judge Michal Laskowski said.
Advertisement
Subscribe
Sportal WhatsApp
Latest Videos
Advertisement
Videos
Advertisement
Advertisement