"Whether Roman Polanski will be effectively extradited to the U.S.A. or not can be established only after the extradition process judicially has been finalized," the statement said.
Four legal grounds exist on which Mr. Straw may stop the extradition process at this stage: for compassion, if the crimes are not extraditable ones, if the document itself is faulty, and if the charges are considered political.
This starts with the law governing the extradition process.
"Once it became clear the extradition process was underway, it was logical he decided to go".
A 2002 EU agreement accelerated the extradition process between member states.
Meanwhile, the extradition process continues against the seven Fifa officials arrested in Zurich.
Mexican officials said they would begin the extradition process in line with previous US requests.
Canada will then have 30 days to determine whether to commence the extradition process.
"I expect," Mr. Reisner said, that Mr. Martin-Artajo "will return to the U.S. via the extradition process".
"This action allows the extradition process to adapt to the U.S. proceedings," Folco Galli, the ministry spokesman, said.
The orders had been "corrected" in order to "assure judicial oversight of the extradition process," it said.
