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Edition: U.S. Article Comments (19) Slideshow Save Email Print Reprints Most Popular Most Shared Fidel Castro to appear on Cuban television and radio 10:25am EDT Tired Gay succumbs to Dix in 200 meters 03 Jul 2010 Russia says Iran close to nuclear weapons 7:27am EDT Asset sale talk and well hopes drive BP shares higher | Video 10:29am EDT Uganda bombings kill 74 | Video 11:08am EDT Roman Polanski freed as Swiss deny extradition 11:17am EDT Germans shell-shocked by oracle octopus 06 Jul 2010 German fans want revenge grilling of oracle octopus 08 Jul 2010 U.S. troops face Afghan enemy too young to kill 11 Jul 2010 Federal Reserve worry list gets longer 11 Jul 2010 Tired Gay succumbs to Dix in 200 meters 03 Jul 2010 Fidel Castro to appear on Cuban television and radio 10:25am EDT Uganda bombings kill 74 | Video 11:08am EDT Germans shell-shocked by oracle octopus 06 Jul 2010 Microsoft CEO touts new Windows tablets vs iPad 10:40am EDT Oracle octopus gets own World Cup for winning streak 10:35am EDT Aon to buy Hewitt for $4.9 billion, creating HR giant 10:54am EDT German fans want revenge grilling of oracle octopus 08 Jul 2010 Pandora founder pursues bigger piece of radio pie 09 Jul 2010 Spain basks in World Cup glory | Video 10:23am EDT Roman Polanski freed as Swiss deny extradition Digg This Tweet This Share on LinkedIn Share on Facebook Factbox Who is Roman Polanski? 8:58am EDT Related News Factobox: Roman Polanski: His life and work 9:58am EDT Related Topics U.S. » Fashion » Entertainment » People » 1 / 3 Polish-born film director Roman Polanski awaits a public talk in Potsdam February 19, 2009. Credit: Reuters/Hannibal Hanschke By Jason Rhodes GSTAAD | Mon Jul 12, 2010 11:17am EDT GSTAAD Switzerland (Reuters) - Switzerland said on Monday it would not send Roman Polanski back to the United States to face sentencing for unlawful sex with a 13-year-old girl in 1977, freeing the Oscar-winning director from 10 months arrest. Swiss Justice Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf said she had decided against extradition because of potential technical faults in the U.S. request and also because Polanski had for years come to Switzerland in good faith. "He is a free man since 1130 today," she told a news conference in Switzerland's capital Berne. "He can go to France or to Poland, anywhere where he will not be arrested." Polanski, 76, who won a best director Oscar for his portrait of life in the Warsaw Jewish ghetto of World War Two in "The Pianist," was arrested on September 26 upon arrival in Zurich to receive a lifetime achievement award at a film festival. He had been under house arrest since December 2009 at his mountain chalet in the chic ski town of Gstaad on a 4.5 million Swiss franc ($4.26 million) bail, his movements constrained by an electronic foot bracelet. "The electronic surveillance has now been switched off," Widmer-Schlumpf said. It was unclear whether Polanski was still in Gstaad. A person who identified herself as his assistant told Reuters over the chalet's intercom that Polanski had left Gstaad. She declined to give further details. Polanski's arrest had prompted an outcry in the global film industry and in political circles in France, where he has been a long-time resident, with directors from Woody Allen to Martin Scorsese and Jean-Luc Godard expressing support for the Polish-French artist. The arrest had also led to speculation, denied by the Swiss government, that the move could have been linked to a U.S.-Swiss 2009 row over a tax evasion probe against Swiss bank giant UBS. Widmer-Schlumpf said Washington could appeal the decision internationally but she did not expect that to happen. "This is not about qualifying a crime. That is not our duty. This is not about deciding on guilt or innocence," she said. FREE MAN Polanski's release follows months of uncertainty over whether he would have to return to the United States to face sentencing. The Swiss decision not to extradite Polanski had been all but certain after he suffered some setbacks in U.S. courts. "It's an enormous satisfaction and a great relief after the pain suffered by Roman Polanski and his family," said Polanski's lawyer Herve Temime. The director's release immediately drew scores of supportive comments from a French artists and high-ranking politicians. "I am delighted with the decision," French Foreign Affairs Minister Bernard Kouchner said. "The great Franco-Polish director will from now on be able to rejoin his friends and family and work fully on his artistic projects." "Switzerland has found the path to reason...What a beautiful lesson in democracy," said Bernard Henri-Levy, philosopher and a close friend, who led calls for Polanski's freedom. Polanski's U.S. agent and the U.S. Justice Department in Washington declined to comment. Polanski pleaded guilty to having sex with the girl after a binge of champagne and drugs but fled the United States on the eve of his 1978 sentencing because he believed a judge might overrule his plea and put him in jail for 50 years. Polanski has lived in Europe ever since, facing the prospect of arrest the moment he set foot back on U.S. soil while continuing his film career outside Hollywood. Born to Polish-Jewish parents in 1933, his life was marked by a narrow escape from the Krakow ghetto and by the murder of his pregnant wife, actress Sharon Tate, by followers of cult leader Charles Manson in 1969. Polanski is also known for classics such as "Chinatown," which earned 11 Oscar nominations, and "Rosemary's Baby." He completed his latest film "The Ghost," based on a Robert Harris's best-seller, while under arrest in Switzerland. "The time for calm has come," said French Culture Minister Frederic Mitterand. "The difficult past, the rich personality, the universally-admired works of Roman Polanski should all regain their standing." (Writing by Lisa Jucca; Additional reporting by Catherine Bosley and Silke Koltrowitz in Zurich, Thierry Leveque and Julien Ponthus in Paris, Christine Kearney in New York) U.S. Fashion Entertainment People Comments See All Comments (19) | Post Comment Jul 12, 2010 9:03am EDT The rich and the powerful win again Pedro07 Report As Abusive Jul 12, 2010 9:12am EDT Pedro, this is nothing to do with rich and powerful, it’s the LA court who refused to supply information to back up the extradition order, either because they are too arrogant or they believe that the evidence was not enough… GA_Chris Report As Abusive Jul 12, 2010 9:28am EDT Proper move by the Swiss. Pedro is most probably correct. Hack Legal system in LA. Listen people. Have you seen Polanskis latest film?It is a solid expose of politics among the high and mighty Britich and US elected officials. Just prior to the film being released stateside this old cold case is dug up again. The US Legal system look like fools. We have a broken government full of hacks that can’t get jobs in the private sector , okay. As an American and 45 years old I have watched as our stupid government has played games like this over and over.. Wasting taxpayer dollars and court ti me. GeeGeeBee Report As Abusive Jul 12, 2010 9:52am EDT Just another “bow” by obamy. Otherwise this jerk would be in the UNITED STATES facing justice. This miscarriage of justice should be followed up by a closer look at Swiss Banking laws and money laundering by the Swiss. But, worry not Switzerland, obamy would never do that. He kowtows to wrongdoing and bows to dictators and this swiss legal system just put the shaft to Justice in America Jakeson Report As Abusive Jul 12, 2010 10:00am EDT The old man has been punished enough.Most of those asking for his further punishment are racist bloodhounds who hate Hollywood Jews. Polanski gave much more to society than he took from it, he deserved to be treated fairly by the courts and set free. melpol Report As Abusive Jul 12, 2010 10:08am EDT GeeGeeBee Maybe you should go to Europe and be with your Eurotrash friends who support sex offenders. Are you saying just because he is anti-american, that means he can commit a crime. How hypocritical are you? You can’t judge political crimes if you are a criminal yourself. Polanski should spend the rest of his life in jail, and the Euros should stop supporting such dirt bags. But, Euros have random sex with children all the time anyway. They think it is normal. yangguizi Report As Abusive Jul 12, 2010 10:10am EDT GA_Chris, it couldn’t have been a lack of evidence. He pled guilty, and then fled the country. This isn’t justice. drewbie Report As Abusive Jul 12, 2010 10:12am EDT I never knew that Sharon Tate was Roman Polanski’s wife. I wonder if there is more to the story of those murders that Manson and the others committed? bringbacktheUS Report As Abusive Jul 12, 2010 10:12am EDT GeeGeeBee It was your generation that ruined America. Your drugs, random sex, and HIV spreading is still hurting this great country. I think your support for such a guy shows that people from your generation are still a cancer on the US system and society. The 70’s and 80’s generations have slowed America down. Hopefully, the new generation of Americans are not influenced by your useless generation. Thanks for sharing with us your age; it shows clearly why you would support a sex offender. New generations of Americans don’t want a repeat of the 70’s and 80’s. yangguizi Report As Abusive See All Comments (19) Add a Comment *We welcome comments that advance the story directly or with relevant tangential information. We try to block comments that use offensive language or appear to be spam and review comments frequently to ensure they meet our standards. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. 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