Roman Polanski loses bail appeal

Reported by teletext on Tuesday, 20 October 2009 (on October 20, 2009)

Roman Polanski has suffered another setback in his fight against extradition as a Swiss court refused him bail for fear he would flee the country.The Federal Criminal Court rejected offers by the jailed director's legal team to ensure that he stayed in Switzerland.The filmmaker is considered a convicted felon and fugitive by authorities in LA, and America is seeking his extradition for having sex with a 13-year-old girl in 1977.He was arrested on September 26 as he arrived in Zurich to receive a film award."The court considered the risk that Roman Polanski might flee if released from custody as high," the federal court said. "The bail offered by the appellant does not meet in its form the requirements set out by the law."The tribunal left open possibilities for Polanski to challenge its verdict. The filmmaker can appeal to Switzerland's highest tribunal for release. He can also continue attempts to persuade the Swiss Justice Ministry to release him. More court proceedings are expected after Washington files its formal extradition request, which it has until late November to submit.In its verdict, the Swiss court said Polanski offered to surrender his travel documents and submit to daily police checks. Those measures were seen as insufficient to prevent him leaving because he could always obtain new passports or travel to his French home without papers. France doesn't extradite its citizens.The court was also concerned that Polanski could leave Switzerland and avoid the extradition process if he used a helicopter or private plane.Polanski's lawyers also offered up the director's chalet in Gstaad as collateral, saying it represented more than half his personal wealth and would guarantee his remaining in the country because he has two children to support through school.

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