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  Poland will not extradite Roman Polanski to the US

Poland will not extradite Roman Polanski to the US

AP
Published : Nov 27, 2015, 2:26 pm IST
Updated : Nov 27, 2015, 2:26 pm IST

The decision closes the case in Poland

Polish-French director Roman Polanski (Photo: AFP)
 Polish-French director Roman Polanski (Photo: AFP)

The decision closes the case in Poland

Warsaw

: Poland will not extradite filmmaker Roman Polanski to the US in an almost 40-year-old case after prosecutors declined to challenge a court ruling against it.

Prosecutors in Krakow, who sought the extradition on behalf of the US, said Friday they found the court's refusal of extradition to be "right" and they found no grounds to appeal it.

The decision closes the case in Poland and means Polanski is free to reside and work in Poland.

The director pleaded guilty in 1977 to one count of statutory rape for having sex with a 13-year-old girl during a photo shoot in Los Angeles.