Justice Minister to appeal decision not to extradite Polański to the US

Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro said in an interview with public radio that he has made a decision to appeal against a last year's court decision not to extradite film director Roman Polański to the US. "I've decided to file an appeal with the supreme court over the ruling not to extradite Polański to the US in a situation when he's accused of and wanted for the rape of a child," Ziobro said. The Polish and, since 1976, naturalized French film director pleaded guilty in 1977 to having sex with a minor. He fled the US the following year in order to avoid long-term imprisonment. In 2010, Polański was arrested in Switzerland on a US warrant, however, he was later released as Swiss authorities refused to extradite him.