Culture: The support for arrested director Roman Polanski remains strong
- I am shocked that any man of 76, whether distinguished or not, should have been treated in such a fashion. It is hard not to believe that this heavy-handed action must be in some way politically motivated.
- British novelist and recent Roman Polanski writing partner Robert Harris • Describing his distaste for Polanski’s arrest. Harris isn’t alone in feeling this way about the incident – French Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand and Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski have both stuck their necks out for the famed director. In Sikorski’s case, he may directly ask President Obama for a pardon. • source