Roman Polanski managed to convince the court that he could give them 4.5 million dollars in exchange for letting sit at his Swiss chalet in the Alps under electronic monitoring. But the Swiss government said, “Not until we appeal.” So Polanski is out on bail but still in jail.

From the BBC here:

A Swiss court has accepted film-maker Roman Polanski’s plea to be freed on $4.5 m bail from a Swiss jail where he is being held for a US child sex case.

The court said Polanski could stay at his chalet in the Swiss Alps. He would be monitored by an electronic tag.

Polanski, 76, has been wanted in the US since fleeing the country in 1978 after pleading guilty to having unlawful sex a year earlier with a 13-year-old girl. On Wednesday, the Swiss Federal Criminal Court accepted Polanski’s bail plea and his offer to surrender his passport.

Polanski – who holds dual French and Polish citizenship – would stay in the prison pending a possible appeal against the ruling.

The Swiss justice ministry has 10 days to appeal against the court’s decision.

Thanks to HotAir here who wonders if Polanski may get freed because the US has stopped pursuing extradition? Is it possible that the Obama administration has bowed to Hollywood pressure and will no longer demand extradition?

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