NICOLAS SARKOZY - SARKOZY BLASTS SWISS JUSTICE OVER POLANSKI ARREST

SARKOZY BLASTS SWISS JUSTICE OVER POLANSKI ARREST

French leader NICOLAS SARKOZY has offered his support to detained sex offender ROMAN POLANSKI, insisting a 76-year-old man should not have been arrested for crimes he committed 32 years ago.
The moviemaker, who fled to France in 1978 as he awaited sentencing for sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl at a Hollywood party, was arrested by Swiss authorities while attending a film festival in Zurich last month (Sep09).
Polanski is fighting extradition to America, where prosecutors hope to conclude his sentencing.
And now French President Sarkozy has joined a group of Hollywood stars and industry moguls in questioning Polanski's detention.
Speaking to newspaper Le Figaro, the French leader states, "I understand that people are shocked by the gravity of the accusations against Roman Polanski, but... it is not a good administration of justice to do this 32 years after the facts when the person concerned is today 76 years old."
Polanski's victim, Samantha Geimer, has already forgiven the director for his actions in 1977, insisting Polanski does not deserve to be behind bars.