Anorak

Let’s Blame The Swiss For Roman Polanski’s Arrest

Posts Tagged ‘Let’s Blame The Swiss For Roman Polanski’s Arrest’

Let’s Blame The Swiss For Roman Polanski’s Arrest

1774882ROMAN Polanski is arrested in Switzerland and faces extradition to the US for having sex with 13-year-old Samantha Geimer in 1977.

In 1978, Polanski settled in France, where he is protected by France’s limited extradition with US. The media round-up:

The Age: “The controversial Polish-French director, 76, was arrested on Saturday as he arrived to receive a special award at the Zurich film festival. The Justice Ministry said he is being held to await deportation to the United States.”

Anne Applebaum, Washington Post: The Outrageous Arrest of Roman Polanski

Of all nations, why was it Switzerland — the country that traditionally guarded the secret bank accounts of international criminals and corrupt dictators — that finally decided to arrest Roman Polanski? There must be some deeper story here, because by any reckoning the decision was bizarre — though not nearly as bizarre as the fact that a U.S. judge wants to keep pursuing this case after so many decades.

Read the rest of this entry »

Posted: 27th, September 2009 | In: Celebrities, Key Posts | Comments (12)