Oscar winner Roman Polanski won’t be extradited to U.S. from PolandNovember 28, 2015 - 15:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Oscar-winning director Roman Polanski will not be extradited to the U.S. from Poland over a 1977 child sex conviction, a Polish court decided on Friday, November 27, TheWrap said. The Krakow appellate prosecutor’s office found no justification for such an appeal. The decision, which upheld an October ruling, is now legally binding and cannot be appealed again. “Speaking for Polanski, I can say that we feel a great relief that this case has ended,” Jan Olszewski, one of Polanski’s lawyers said, according to Reuters. “And this means that it will be possible for Polanski to start making a planned film in Poland.” The United States had requested Polanski’s extradition from Poland in early 2015, after he made a rare public appearance at Harvey Weinstein‘s screening of “Big Eyes” in Gstaad, as TheWrap exclusively reported. Polanski pleaded guilty in 1977 to having sex with a 13-year-old girl during a photo shoot in Los Angeles. He served 42 days in jail as part of a plea agreement. He fled the United States the following year, to Britain and then France. Samantha Geimer, the victim in the case, has publicly stated that Polanski’s lengthy exile has been punishment enough. The filmmaker holds both Polish and French citizenship. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. |