I was just told that the reason the Swiss might have taken Polanski into custody originally was to gain leverage in the Swiss bank deal with the US. Since the deal has been agreed to a month ago (http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a4a60edc-7...44feabdc0.html), they have no reason to continue playing this game. It's hard to expect more from people who refuse to return money and art to the families of Holocaust victims.