"Bruno " premieres in Paris
Director Roman Polanski arrives at the French premiere of the film "Bruno" in Paris on June 15, 2009. (UPI Photo/David Silpa)
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ZURICH, Switzerland, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- A Swiss court has granted filmmaker Roman Polanski's request for bail, but he will remain in jail pending a possible appeal against the ruling, officials said.
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- Fifteen California legislators have signed a letter to Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley in support of Roman Polanski's extradition.
ZURICH, Switzerland, Oct. 23 (UPI) -- The U.S. Embassy in Bern has formally requested jailed filmmaker Roman Polanski's extradition so he can be sentenced in a 1977 sex case, officials said.
Swiss officials received a formal request to extradite film director Roman Polanski to the United States to face charges he had sex with an underage girl.
ZURICH, Switzerland, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- A spokesman for the Swiss Justice Ministry says his government tipped off U.S. officials about Roman Polanski's arrival in the country for a film festival.
ZURICH, Switzerland, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- Imprisoned French-born film director Roman Polanski is not to be released on bail pending extradition, the Swiss Criminal Court said Tuesday.
ZURICH, Switzerland, Oct. 19 (UPI) -- French-born film director Roman Polanski, who was jailed last month on an outstanding U.S. arrest warrant, is undergoing medical tests in a Swiss hospital.
BERN, Switzerland, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- A judge in Bern has denied French-born filmmaker Roman Polanski's bid to be released from the Swiss jail where he has been held for more than two weeks.
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Movie director Roman Polanski may not have paid a cash settlement reached in a lawsuit brought by a woman he raped when she was 13, court documents indicate.
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger says recently arrested filmmaker Roman Polanski should be treated like anyone else in the eyes of the law.