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Switzerland denies Polanski bail  Roman Polanski Polanski won an
Oscar in 2002 for The Pianist  Film-maker Roman Polanski has
been denied bail ahead of his possible extradition to the US,
the Swiss Justice Ministry has said.  Ministry spokesman Folco
Galli said the government maintained there was a high risk
Polanski may flee if released from custody.  Polanski is being
held in Switzerland over his 1977 conviction for unlawful sex
with a 13-year-old girl.  He left the US in 1978 before he could
be sentenced and has never returned.  Polanski was detained in
Switzerland on 26 September as he travelled from France to
collect a lifetime achievement award at the Zurich Film
Festival.  Release call  "In our view, there is still a very
high risk that he will flee and that a release on bail or other
measures after a release cannot guarantee Polanski's presence in
the extradition procedure," Mr Galli said.  Polanski's legal
representatives are also aski