BEIJING, Dec. 3 (Xinhuanet) -- Oscar-winning film director Roman Polanski finally finished his two-month long jail life in Switzerland, and soon will be placed under house arrest at his Alpine chalet on Friday, Swiss authorities said as quoted by media Thursday.
The director must stay in his house, which locates in the luxury resort Gstaad, and wear an electronic bracelet to monitor his trace as officials decide whether to extradite him to the U.S. for having sex in 1977 with a 13-year-old girl.
“Polanski will be transferred on Friday to Gstaad," said Folco Galli, the Swiss Justice Ministry spokesman. He said the filmmaker could be in his home by early afternoon.
Galli said that he would not comment further until Polanski is delivered to the chalet.
The director of such film classics as "Rosemary's Baby," "Chinatown" and "The Pianist" won a decision last week granting him bail, but was being held by authorities until he paid the full 4.5 million U.S. dollars demanded by court.
Polanski was arrested on Spet. 26 by Swiss police as he arrived in Zurich to receive a lifetime achievement at a film festival. Authorities in Los Angeles want him returned to be sentenced after 31 years as a fugitive.
It was unclear if he will be transferred directly to Gstaad, or taken somewhere else first to be fitted with the electronic monitoring device.
(Agencies)
