**Film director Roman Polanski has been moved from a jail near Zurich to an undisclosed location for “security reasons”, Swiss officials say.**Polanski was granted bail by a Swiss court after being arrested in September and is due to be placed under house arrest at his Alpine chalet on Friday.
He fled the US in 1978 after pleading guilty to having unlawful sex with an underage girl.
Switzerland is deciding whether to extradite him to the US.
A justice ministry spokesman said Polanski left the jail in Winterthur on Thursday for “security reasons and personal protection”, AP news agency reported.
The spokesman said Polanski was still expected to be taken to his chalet in the luxury resort of Gstaad on Friday afternoon.
The 76-year-old film-maker will be fitted with an electronic bracelet that will activate if he attempts to abscond.