Californian legislators act on Roman Polanski
Fifteen Californian legislators have signed a letter in support of the efforts to extradite Roman Polanski.
The 76-year-old director is being held in Switzerland in connection with 30-year-old sex offence charges.
A letter has now been written by Sen. Gloria Romero, D-East Los Angeles, saying that Polanski pleaded guilty and “like any other person, he should be returned to face sentencing as well as face his past”.
She added: “Anything short of this undermines a fundamental premise that justice is blind, and no one is above the law.”
The letter was addressed to District Attorney Steve Cooley and was dated October 22.
The legislator wrote: “Despite the debates about Mr Polanski’s extradition, I am struck by how magnanimous his victim was by her forgiveness of his crime against her and, certainly, her words will carry weight in a court of law. But, nonetheless, closure is expected and needed.”
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