Polanski to “fight extradition to US”

October 7th, 2009 LONDON - Arrested Roman Polanski has been awarded a star on a Walk of Fame in Poland. The Rosemary's Baby director is currently under arrest in Zurich, Switzerland, on a US warrant for having unlawful sex with a teenaged girl in the late 1970s.

October 7th, 2009 LONDON - Acclaimed director Roman Polanski has been denied bail by a court in Switzerland and will have to remain in a Swiss prison pending possible extradition to the US for having sex with a 13 year-old-girl. The 76-year-old has been denied bail in Switzerland because it was feared he would flee abroad, the Swiss justice ministry revealed, thesun.co.uk reported.

October 6th, 2009 Swiss reject Polanski's bid for prison releaseBERN, Switzerland — The Swiss Justice Ministry says it has rejected an appeal from Roman Polanski to be released from prison pending his possible extradition to the United States. Ministry spokesman Folco Galli told The AP on Tuesday that the government maintains there is a high risk that Polanski might flee if released from custody.

October 2nd, 2009 LONDON - California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has said that Roman Polanski should not get any special privileges because of his contribution to cinema and must be "treated like everyone else". Polanski is presently under arrest in Zurich on a US warrant for having unlawful sex with a 13-year-old girl in Los Angeles in the late 1970s.

October 2nd, 2009 LONDON - A Los Angeles County district attorney has said that Roman Polanski is not being 'persecuted' but the case has to be wrapped up legally. The L A County district attorney Steve Cooley was quoted by the Daily Express as saying: "I don't persecute anybody and it's a matter of court processes being concluded....

October 1st, 2009 WASHINGTON - Whoopi Goldberg has slammed accusations that she condoned rape on her U.S. TV talk show, insisting that she was just trying to put the facts right about the charges levelled against director Roman Polanski.

September 30th, 2009 Swiss justice official: Bail for Polanski possibleZURICH — The Swiss Justice Ministry says Roman Polanski could be released on bail under very strict conditions that he doesn't flee Switzerland. Spokesman Guido Balmer says such an arrangement is "not entirely excluded" under Swiss law and that Polanski can file a motion seeking his release on bail.

September 30th, 2009 Peter Fonda: Authorities wasting time on PolanskiZURICH — Actor Peter Fonda says international authorities had better things to focus on than catching Roman Polanski. Fonda told local radio Wednesday that "we should have been celebrating the arrest of Osama bin Laden and not the arrest of Polanski." The 69-year-old star of "Easy Rider" was in Zurich for a film festival.

September 30th, 2009 LONDON - Actress Whoopi Goldberg has sparked anger by claiming that Roman Polanski wasn't guilty of rape. The actress and comedian defended the filmmaker during a segment on talk show, The View, reports the Mirror.

September 30th, 2009 Polanski asks Swiss court to free him from custodyZURICH — The Swiss Criminal Court says imprisoned director Roman Polanski has filed a motion requesting to be released. The court said in a statement Tuesday that it will make a decision "in the next weeks." Any verdict is subject to appeal from both sides.

September 30th, 2009 LONDON - Following the arrest of acclaimed director Roman Polanski, US prosecutors have had to dispute claims that it had come out of the blues, saying that he had been on the Interpol "wanted list" for years. Polanski, 76, was arrested in Switzerland on September 26 over his conviction, 30 years ago, for unlawful sex with a 13-year-old girl, and his agent, Jeff Berg, said the arrest made "no sense" as he had travelled extensively across Europe.

September 30th, 2009 Lawyer: Polanski will fight extradition to the USZURICH — The French lawyer for Roman Polanski says the director will fight a request for his extradition from Switzerland to the United States to face justice in a 32-year-old sex case. Herve Temime says Polanski has "refused the extradition request" and that a Swiss lawyer for the 76-year-old director will file a motion for his release from Swiss custody.

September 30th, 2009 Tate's sister: Polanski won't get fair US trialNEW YORK — Debra Tate, the sister of Roman Polanski's second wife, actress Sharon Tate, says Polanski is brilliant and a "good guy" and she doesn't think her former brother-in-law can get a fair trial in the United States. Tate told NBC's "Today" show Wednesday that the U.S.

September 30th, 2009 Lawyer: Polanski to seek release from Swiss prisonZURICH — A lawyer representing imprisoned director Roman Polanski says his legal team will file a motion Tuesday seeking his release from a Swiss prison. Herve Temime told The Associated Press on Tuesday that Polanski's representatives had hoped to hand in all necessary documents to Swiss authorities on Monday.

September 29th, 2009 LONDON - Wikipedia has locked the page on director Roman Polanski who has been detained for an unlawful sex case. Editors of the online encyclopaedia are divided on whether his success as a film-maker should be emphasized on the page or his arrest over unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor.