Roman Polanski appears in Polish court for extradition hearing

Filmmaker Roman Polanski appeared in a Polish court on Wednesday at a hearing to consider a US request for his extradition over a 1977 child sex crime conviction.

Polanski's hearing, in the southern Polish city of Krakow, is to start at 09:00 GMT.

Under Polish law, if the court rules in favour of the extradition request, it will then be passed on to the justice minister who will make the final decision on whether to hand over Polanski to the US authorities.