I don’t put any trust in the government account of what happened. However, even if it were true, I am still glad Polanski was not extradited to the US.
Piling on Polanski does not even have strategic value. People who are set on hating us will hate us no matter what we say.
What do you think?
BERN, Switzerland — The Swiss government declared renowned film director Roman Polanski a free man on Monday after rejecting a U.S. request to extradite him on a charge of having sex in 1977 with a 13-year-old girl.
The Swiss mostly blamed U.S. authorities for failing to provide confidential testimony about Polanski’s sentencing procedure in 1977-1978.
The Justice Ministry also said that national interests were taken into consideration in the decision.
“The 76-year-old French-Polish film director Roman Polanski will not be extradited to the USA,” the ministry said in a statement. “The freedom-restricting measures against him have been revoked.”
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Polanski Freed. Switzerland says NO to US Extradition
I don’t put any trust in the government account of what happened. However, even if it were true, I am still glad Polanski was not extradited to the US.
Piling on Polanski does not even have strategic value. People who are set on hating us will hate us no matter what we say.
What do you think?
BERN, Switzerland — The Swiss government declared renowned film director Roman Polanski a free man on Monday after rejecting a U.S. request to extradite him on a charge of having sex in 1977 with a 13-year-old girl.
The Swiss mostly blamed U.S. authorities for failing to provide confidential testimony about Polanski’s sentencing procedure in 1977-1978.
The Justice Ministry also said that national interests were taken into consideration in the decision.
“The 76-year-old French-Polish film director Roman Polanski will not be extradited to the USA,” the ministry said in a statement. “The freedom-restricting measures against him have been revoked.”
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