Wednesday November 25, 2009
Swiss court grants Roman Polanski bail - agency
ZURICH (Reuters) - A Swiss court has granted the release of film director Roman Polanski on bail of 4.5 million Swiss francs ($4.49 million), the Swiss SDA news agency reported on Wednesday.
A spokesman for the Swiss Justice Ministry said Polanski's release would not happen immediately and that the Ministry still had to decide whether to appeal against the filmmaker's release.
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Director Roman Polanski reacts during a news conference to present his musical 'Tanz der Vampire' ('Dance of the Vampires') in Oberhausen in this September 29, 2008 file photo. (REUTERS/Ina Fassbender/Files) |
The 76-year-old Oscar-winning director, who holds dual French and Polish citizenship, was arrested at the request of the United States when he flew into Switzerland on Sept. 26 to receive a lifetime achievement prize at a film festival.
Polanski pleaded guilty to having sex with a 13-year-old girl in 1977 but fled the United States on the eve of his 1978 sentencing because he believed a judge might overrule a plea bargain and put him in jail for 50 years.
Copyright © 2008 Reuters
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