Roman Polanski, the Oscar-winning director, has been detained in Switzerland on a warrant that was issued in 1978 in the United States.
Emerging reports indicated Switzerland would extradite Polanski to the US. Polanski who now lives in Paris -- fled America more than 30 years ago after pleading guilty to having sex with a 13-year-old girl.
Reports said Polanski who was in the country to attend the Zurich film festival-- is being questioned by the Swiss authorities.
Security officers, said a report in Telegraph, took him to custody after raiding the hotel he was staying in
Polanksi was awarded the 2002-03 best director Oscar for The Pianist.
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