Roman Polanski's lawyer has asked a Los Angeles judge to unseal testimony given by a former prosecutor who handled the fugitive director's sexual assault case.

THE Swiss government declared renowned film director Roman Polanski a free man yesterday after rejecting a US request to extradite him on a charge of having sex in 1977 with a 13-year-old girl.

Prosecutors are asking a Los Angeles judge to reject a request by Roman Polanski’s lawyers to unseal transcripts of closed-door testimony in the case.

Fugitive film-maker Roman Polanski has broken his silence on extradition demands by the US over a 33-year-old under-age sex case.