AFP - Switzerland initiated contact with the United States over the scheduled visit of Oscar-winning director Roman Polanski to Zurich, a move that led to his arrest, a Swiss Justice Ministry spokesman said Wednesday. "In September, when we received information that Polanski would be visiting Zurich, we wrote to the American authorities to ask if the warrant was still valid, in order to avoid a pointless arrest" said Folco Galli, confirming media reports. Full Article at France 24