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Director Roman Polanski has filed his request for bail. A Swiss official said it could take a few weeks to decide, and the decision can be appealed.
The D.A.'s office in Los Angeles denied the recent appellate ruling (or the current round of pleadings attacking the validity of the guilty plea and arguing over whether Polanski had to be present for a ruling) were the reason for the extradition request. They say it was simply a matter of opportunity, they had enough advance notice of when he would in Zurich via the film festival's press releases.
Ms. Gibbons, the district attorney’s spokeswoman, said the appellate court ruling had nothing to do with the extradition request, which, she said, was handled by David Walgren, a deputy district attorney assigned to Mr. Polanski’s case.[More...]
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