Polanski asks Swiss court to free him from custody

[September 29, 2009]  ZURICH (AP) -- The Swiss Criminal Court says imprisoned director Roman Polanski has filed a motion requesting to be released.

The court said in a statement Tuesday that it will make a decision "in the next weeks."

Any verdict is subject to appeal from both sides.

Polanski was arrested Saturday as he arrived in Zurich to receive an award from a film festival. The United States has been seeking his extradition for having sex with a 13-year-old girl in 1977.

[Associated Press]

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