Cracovia.- The filmmaker Roman Polanski appeared in court Wednesday in southern Poland for a hearing related to a US request for his extradition, due to charges related to its sex with a minor in 1977.
The judge instructed the process in Krakow, from which a decision was not expected as early as Wednesday, scheduled another hearing, which gives you time to study documents that arrived this week from Switzerland, who in 2010 refused to extradite direct. The next hearing could take place in April or before said court spokeswoman Grazyna Rokita.
Polanski, who won an Oscar, came to court dressed in black suit and with his Polish lawyer, Jan Olszewski and Jerzy Stachowicz. By request of the prosecutor, the court barred reporters in sight
Polanski, 81, is in Poland preparing a film about Alfred Dreyfuds, a military nineteenth century was falsely accused of espionage .
Krakow is the hometown of filmmaker, who has an apartment there. The local prosecutor has rejected the US request to arrest him, but noted that there are no legal obstacles to extradition and asked the judge to rule on the matter.
If the judge refuses to hand over Polanski, the case will be closed. If you accept extradition, the last word will have the Minister of Justice.
The director of “The Pianist” and “Chinatown” is a star in Poland, where many politicians have been reluctant to surrender, claiming it has already paid a high price for what he did.
There is an Interpol arrest warrant against him that takes effect in 18 countries. The director avoids extradition only traveling between France, Poland and Switzerland. It has French and Polish passports.
Polanski pleaded guilty in 1977 to unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl of 13 years. He spent 42 days in prison under an agreement to be pleading guilty, but the next year fled the United States on the eve of receiving his sentence.
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