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| Swiss court grants Polanski bail | Swiss court grants Polanski bail |
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| A Swiss court has accepted film-maker Roman Polanski's plea to be freed on bail from a Swiss jail where he is being held for a US child sex case. | A Swiss court has accepted film-maker Roman Polanski's plea to be freed on bail from a Swiss jail where he is being held for a US child sex case. |
| Polanski 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. | |
| He was held in Zurich after travelling from France to collect an award at the city's film festival in September. | He was held in Zurich after travelling from France to collect an award at the city's film festival in September. |
| The Swiss Justice Ministry said it would decide quickly whether to appeal. | The Swiss Justice Ministry said it would decide quickly whether to appeal. |
| It is thought Polanski will remain in jail until a decision is made whether to challenge Wednesday's ruling. | |
| House arrest | |
| Bail has reportedly been set at 3m euros (£2.7m; $4.5m) for the film director. | |
| While on bail, Polanski would have to be kept under house arrest and electronic monitoring at his Swiss chalet, according to Associated Press news agency. | |
| The ruling is not thought to affect the Swiss government's ongoing assessment of whether it should extradite Polanski to the US. |