The Swiss Justice Ministry has rejected another appeal by Roman Polanski to be released from prison because of the high risk he would flee the country

The United States asked Switzerland to hand over Roman Polanski to authorities in California, where he could serve up to two years in prison for having sex in 1977 with a 13-year-old girl, Swiss and US authorities said.

SWISS authorities say they acted correctly when they tipped off the US and set in motion the arrest of Roman Polanski in his decades-old child sex case.

Lawyers for Roman Polanski clashed today over his legal strategy, with one saying the director will not surrender to US authorities after 31 years on the run and another suggesting that Polanski was ready to consider the move.

ROMAN POLANSKI yesterday lost the first round in his battle to avoid extradition to the US for having sex in 1977 with a 13-year-old girl.

The Swiss Justice Ministry has rejected an appeal from Roman Polanski to be released from prison pending his possible extradition to the US.

The Swiss Justice Ministry said today that it will decide this week whether to grant a request from film director Roman Polanski to be released from prison.

Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra said Thailand’s pursuit of him was politically motivated and insisted all his assets were acquired legally, a Swiss newspaper reported today.

Former Russian Nuclear Energy Minister Yevgeny Adamov was arrested at the request of US officials who have demanded his extradition, a Swiss official said today.