Roman Polanski to fight extradition to America

November 9th, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood actress Emma Thompson has agreed to withdraw her name from a petition to free incarcerated filmmaker Roman Polanski following a fan's appeal. The Oscar-winning actress had signed a petition to free Polanski, who has been imprisoned since September (09) on the request of Los Angeles law officials.

November 6th, 2009 Moviemaker ROMAN POLANSKI is to be the subject of a film tribute in Switzerland - the country where he has been detained since his arrest on 30-year-old sex assault charges in September (09). Swiss Film Archive officials will show the director's films and have invited critics and movie experts to speak about Polanski, while the filmmaker fights extradition to the United States, where he faces sentencing for raping a teenager at a party in 1977.

November 2nd, 2009 Polanski lawyer submits new bail offer to SwissPARIS — A French lawyer for Roman Polanski says he has submitted a new bail offer to a Swiss court to try to free the filmmaker from jail. Lawyer Herve Temime says the offer Monday includes "adequate guarantees" that Polanski will not flee justice if released.

November 1st, 2009 Cash bail offer to be filed for Polanski on MondayPARIS — A French lawyer for director Roman Polanski, imprisoned in Switzerland, says a new bail offer will be filed Monday and it will be a "very, very significant" cash amount. Swiss authorities rejected an offer Friday, considering the 76-year-old filmmaker awaiting a decision on extradition to the United States a high flight risk.

October 23rd, 2009 US files Polanski extradition request in sex caseBERN, Switzerland — The Swiss government says the U.S. has formally requested the extradition of imprisoned director Roman Polanski for having sex in 1977 with a 13-year-old girl.

October 13th, 2009 LONDON - Troubled filmmaker Roman Polanski is 'tired and depressed' in jail as he battles extradition to the US, his lawyer has said. The Rosemary's Baby director has been in a Zurich jail since his arrest on September 26, when he was taken into custody on a US warrant for having unlawful intercourse with a minor in the late 70s.

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 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....

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 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 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 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 29th, 2009 LONDON - Director Roman Polanski, who has been detained in Switzerland for a case of unlawful sex, seems to be prepared to fight his extradition to the US. According to the helmer's lawyer Herve Temime, he is "in fighting mood" and is planning with legal team to seek release "without delay".