Posted on 11/28/2009 9:35:38 AM PST by Steelfish
Polanski's Posh Swiss Chalet Being Prepped For Director's Release From Prison [Pic of Chalet in URL]
November 28, 2009
It appears officials are preparing Roman Polanski's Swiss chalet for the director's release from prison under electronic monitoring.
Polanski is expected to be freed by Monday after a Swiss court agreed to $4.5-million bail. A court will eventually rule whether Polanski should be extradited to Los Angeles to face sentencing for having illegal sex with a 13-year-old more than three decades ago. Swiss justice officials repeatedly had denied his bail requests, saying he is a flight risk.
Under the terms of the bail, Polanski, 76, would be restricted to his chalet in Gstaad, a ski resort with mountain views. The village of 2,500 has long been known as a celebrity hangout, having been home to Elizabeth Taylor, Roger Moore and David Niven, among others.
An Associated Press reporter went to the chalet, which appeared to be filled with activity:
Security experts on Saturday started preparing Roman Polanski's Alpine chalet for the movie director's house arrest while Swiss authorities consider whether to extradite him to the United States.
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He’ll be there a week. Then it will be too cold so he’ll be jetting off to Vanatu or the Maldives maybe. Nice and warm.
NO extradition!
Interesting.
According to papers here in Mexico, polanski couldn’t raise bail and will be staying in jail.
I guess we’ll see which report is correct by Tuesday.
FWIIW, I have found reporting on international news more accurate in Mexico than the US.
Money talks. Money says, “Everyone has their price.”
There is a silver lining in this. Arrogant Polanski thought he’d never have to spend a day in jail for this. Even if it wasn’t in CA he still got to sit in a cell. I’ll bet that really stuck in his craw.
Too bad he hasn’t paid a dime of the $380,000 he owes the victim from the civil suit.
Okay, the question is...do they have enough teenyboppers to keep him happy and occupied until he gets extradited?
Electronic monitoring?
He’ll cut and run.
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