and this is what he left... 

 On September 26th 2009, Polanski was taken into custody of the Swiss police under a 2005 international arrest warrant against him, at the request of US authorities, as he traveled accept a lifetime achievement award at the Zurich Film Festival. name="Verschuur2009-09-27">  
 Polanski was allowed to be confined at his Gstaad residence on $US 4.5 M bail, as he awaits resolution on appeals filed in the Swiss court, fighting the US extradition.  

 The original edit is clearly more informative.