ROMAN POLANSKI - POLANSKI TO REMAIN IN JAIL

POLANSKI TO REMAIN IN JAIL

The Swiss Justice Ministry has rejected an appeal by Roman Polanski that he be released on bail pending his hearing on extradition to the U.S. "In our view, there is still a very high risk that he will flee and that a release on bail or other measures after a release cannot guarantee Polanski's presence in the extradition procedure," a Swiss government spokesman said today (Tuesday). Polanski has been imprisoned since Sept. 26, when he was arrested after his arrival in Switzerland to receive an award from the Zurich Film Festival. He fled the U.S. in 1978 after pleading guilty to having sex with a 13-year-old girl.

06/10/2009