Roman Polanski gets diplomat visits in prison
Director Roman Polanski was visited in prison by the French consul general in Zurich, who said he is doing well.
"Mr Roman Polanski is being well treated. He thanks the many people who have shown support through the press and public opinion," Jean-Luc Faure-Tournaire said in a statement.
Polanski's arrest in Zurich is whipping up a storm of international diplomacy, with French politicians and artists calling for his release. He is wanted for a 1978 US arrest warrant over the rape of a 13-year-old girl. He pled guilty to unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor but left the US before sentencing.
He was also visited by Poland's ambassador to Switzerland Jaroslaw Starzyk and found to be in "good condition", according to Jolanta Chojecka of the Polish embassy in Bern.
A French citizen by birth, Polanski has met with his wife of 20 years, Emmanuelle Seigner. His former wife, Sharon Tate, was tragically murdered while pregnant by the Charles Manson cult.
