• tal@lemmy.today
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    4 days ago

    However, the prime minister expressed hope that, “if we reach out [to the Americans] with full information about the charges against Mr Ziobro, then perhaps the matter of future extradition will be successful…It is unacceptable that someone [who] committed such evil acts could escape justice”.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Polanski

    In 1977, Polanski was arrested in the United States for drugging and raping a 13-year-old girl. He pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of unlawful sex with a minor in exchange for a probation-only sentence. The night before his sentencing hearing in 1978, he learned that the judge would likely reject the proffered plea bargain, so he fled the U.S. to Europe, where he continued his career. He remains a fugitive from the U.S. justice system. Subsequently, allegations of abuse have been made by several women.

    Polanski has made 23 feature films to date.[9] He has also starred in several Polish films as well as in his own films.

    It is indeed pretty frustrating when someone shields a fugitive from justice.

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      4 days ago

      Nice whataboutism. So you are fine with the US hosting criminal and corrupt politicians that are wanted in their home countries? Polanski is really a low point but try getting a US citizen extradited from the US, for literally anything, before throwing stones. It is still less hard to get someone extradited from many European countries.

      The thing is also not just extradition of a non-US citizen from the US (I guess if not a friend of the US regime they would call him a criminal immigrant) but that it appears if the US regime was actively helping that wanted corrupt politician to flee to the US.