Justice Ministry requests extradition of Pole on death row in the United States

Polish officials have motioned to extradite 40 year-old Pole Grzegorz Madej, who is sentenced to death in the US for murder. The Justice Ministry asked American officials to send the case documentation to Poland. Then a Polish court will give its opinion about the case and if it is favorable, according to a Strasbourg convention from 1983, Madej must be returned to Poland. However before that can happen, the American court must first reduce his sentence from death. Madej was sentenced for raping and killing a Chicago citizen in 1981. The Polish officials say they were not informed about Madej's capture. (Zycie, page 10)