In a recent turn of events in the Roman Polanski legal drama, Swiss authorities refused to extradite the fugitive director and instead set him free.

The miscarriage of justice may be related to a decision made by the Eric Holder Department of Justice (DOJ).

In an attempt by Swiss authorities to determine whether Polanski had already served his previously imposed sentence, some sealed testimony was sought by them from the DOJ. The testimony had been given by Polanski’s original California prosecutor, Roger Gunson.

The DOJ refused to give Swiss authorities the transcripts, according to a letter from Swiss officials to the U.S. Embassy. That letter was obtained by the Associated Press.

The DOJ is claiming that the Los Angeles district attorney's office approved the DOJ’s rejection of the Swiss request.

However, a district attorney spokesperson, Sandi Gibbons, told the Associated Press that the Los Angeles office was “not specifically notified of the [Swiss] request” and had no idea that the DOJ had turned down the request.

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