Polanski Extradition
Swiss officials announced that the US has formally asked Switzerland to extradite film director Roman Polanski on sex charges, according to the BBC.
“The US Embassy in Bern submitted the formal extradition request… within the deadline of 40 days stipulated under the bilateral extradition treaty,” the statement said.
He was arrested and held in Zurich after travelling from France to collect an award at the city’s film festival in September.
Swiss officials said they were obliged to take Polanski into custody after learning that the decades-old warrant was still valid.
Polanski has been wanted in the US since he fled the country in 1978, after pleading guilty to having unlawful sex with an under-age girl.
