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Polish authorities release Roman Polanski post US extradition bid

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ANI London
Last Updated : Oct 31 2014 | 11:45 AM IST

Polish prosecutors have released Roman Polanski after questioning the 81-year-old film director in Krakow over sex offences in the US.

Police justice ministry spokesman Mateusz Martyniuk said that the 'Chinatown' director said he would comply with all requests made by prosecutors in this case and provided his address.

Martyniuk added that prosecutors therefore decided not to arrest him in connection with a possible US extradition request.

The Polish government confirmed that the US authorities contacted Polish officials to arrest Polanski after he travelled to Warsaw for the opening of the Museum of the History of Polish Jews.

Martyniuk continued that Polanski's extradition was still possible, but as the US had not yet forwarded an extradition request, Polanski is a free citizen and is free to travel.

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First Published: Oct 31 2014 | 11:33 AM IST

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