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US Moves to Extradite Polanski

Embassy in Switzerland formally requests director's return

By Jason Farago,  Newser Staff

Posted Oct 23, 2009 5:18 AM CDT

(Newser) – The American embassy in Switzerland formally requested the extradition of Roman Polanski last night, paving the way for the convicted director to face an American court for the first time since 1977. A tribunal in Zurich will now hold a hearing, although Polanski may appeal...   Read full story »

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