Swiss free Polanski; US disappointedSwitzerland on Monday refused to extradite director Roman Polanski to California for sentencing on a 30-year-old sex crime and freed him from house arrest, causing delight in Europe but dismay in the United States. Polanski, 76, who admitt More… |
Film-maker Polanski held in SwitzerlandFilm-maker Roman Polanski was arrested in Switzerland on a 31-year-old US arrest warrant, the Zurich Film Festival said in a statement on Sunday. Polanski's arrest on Saturday evening was in connection with an arrest warrant issued by US a More… |