Extradition

L.A. Times: Testimony Of Roman Polanski's Victim Turned "Almost Benign"

Los Angeles Times | Joe Mozingo | Posted 10.25.2009 | Entertainment


An extensive review of several thousand court documents, as well as numerous interviews, shows a basic dynamic defining the entire saga -- one force t...

Roman Polanski Arrest Sparked By Tip From Swiss, According To New Documents

AP | THOMAS WATKINS and BRADLEY S. KLAPPER | Posted 10.21.2009 | Entertainment


LOS ANGELES — The arrest of Roman Polanski in his decades-old child sex case was set in motion last month by Swiss authorities, who informed fed...

Roman Polanski's Lawyers Meet With DOJ, Argue Against Extradition

Wall Street Journal | TAMARA AUDI | Posted 10.10.2009 | Entertainment


Lawyers for Roman Polanski met with U.S. Department of Justice officials to make their case against extraditing the 76-year-old fugitive film director...

Poo Poo on Putting Polanski in Prison

Danielle Cavallucci | Posted 10.06.2009 | Entertainment


Danielle Cavallucci

Wouldn't it serve the interests of justice and the American people more to devote the monies intended to be wasted on this sensational situation to solving real and pervasive problems?

The Defenses to the Polanski Arrest Are Irrelevant

Judge H. Lee Sarokin | Posted 11.30.2009 | Entertainment


Judge H. Lee Sarokin

The argument that Polanski should not be extradited on grounds of delay would mean that the fugitive who is most successful in eluding capture gains an advantage over one who is less successful.

Welcome Back, Mr. Polanski

Anna Wainwright | Posted 11.28.2009 | Entertainment


Anna Wainwright

Polanski has certainly experienced terrible tragedy. But it's not an excuse, legally or morally, and Polanski should be extradited.

Gary McKinnon's Mother Appeals To Obama For Mercy

Huffington Post | Posted 08.31.2009 | World


Janis Sharp, the mother of a British hacker who the United States intends to extradite for "the biggest military computer hack ever," issued a compell...

I Was Held Hostage in Colombia, and My Captors Should Face US Justice

Marc Gonsalves | Posted 04.05.2009 | World


Marc Gonsalves

Until this past July, I was held hostage by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). My captor must be brought to the United States to account for his crimes.

World Needs Global Financial and Securities Bodies

Diane Francis | Posted 11.21.2008 | Business


Diane Francis

The world economy nearly failed and a global effort by governments and central banks has pulled the system back from the proverbial brink. That's why only a global solution going forward will save the day.