Swiss Police Deny Polanski's Request For Release
Posted on Tue Oct 6th, 2009 8:05am PDT By X17 Staff
The Swiss Justice Ministry, who are currently holding the director under arrest in Zurich, have denied his appeal to be released.
Ministry spokesman Folco Galli told The AP on Tuesday that he believes there is a "high risk" that Polanski will try to flee the country before extradition to the US for the 1977 rape of then 13-year-old Samantha Geimer.
Polanski was apprehended on September 26th at the Zurich airport, as he arrived to receive an award from a film festival.
