Send me no flowers, please!
Fearing that Roman Polanski might flee their jurisdiction if released, Swiss Officials elected - instead - to deny the celebrated film director's request to be released on his own recognizance or on bail until the issue of extradition to the U.S. is resolved.
According to spokesman Folco Galli, at the Swiss Justice Ministry, the flight-risk threat was too great for the Government to even consider the possibility of a release backed by heavy securities.
Consequently, the alleged rapist (who fled from a court's jurisdiction rather than face sentence for the felony crime over three decades ago) shall remain in custody much to his chagrin and that of a posse of supporters coralled by Debra Winger.
On the heels of the decision, Polanski's lawyers appealed to Switzerland's Federal Criminal Court, with a plea to free the known fugitive from justice.
In a sort of tit-for-tat, the Justice Ministry has lodged a response with the tribunal, stating the grounds for their decision to refuse bail and the subsequent release of the Academy Award-winning Director.
And so, the drama drags on.
Academy award-winner!
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