It is the latest attempt by the U.S. to have the filmmaker extradited since he lost his legal fight to have a 1977 child sex crime conviction dismissed.
Director Roman Polanski arrives for the screening of Saint-Laurent at the 67th international Cannes film festival in France in 2014.
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Polanski, 81, fled to Europe more than three decades ago to avoid the potential for more prison time after pleading guilty to having unlawful sex with a 13-year-old girl during an alcohol- and drug-fueled photoshoot in Los Angeles.
Before fleeing the U.S., Polanski had served 42 days in prison as part of a deal that his lawyers say they thought would be the full extent of his jail time. Polanski's attorneys have said the judge in the case, however, reneged on the agreement and sought a stricter prison sentence, prompting the famed director to flee to France.
In December, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge rejected the Oscar-winning director's motion for a new hearing because he remains a fugitive living outside of the U.S.
This undated file photo shows Polish-born film director Roman Polanski talking to the media in Los Angeles.
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Prosecutors, though, released the director, saying there were no grounds for arrest and that they would await an official U.S. extradition request before taking any further action.
An attorney for the filmmaker — who many in Poland revere as a national cultural icon — told Reuters that nothing had changed since the questioning in October.
"In our view no new circumstances have arisen which could lead to a change in the decision by the prosecutor's office in October," Jerzy Stachowicz said.
Still, a spokesman for the prosecutor general's office in Warsaw, said prosecutors "will want to summon Polanski for questioning" after receiving the extradition request from authorities out of Los Angeles.
