Authorities in the US have accused a former inmate of the Rikers Island jail in New York City of sneaking back into the prison.

Over the objections of US prosecutors, a judge agreed to free former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn from jail on one million US dollars bail on the condition he be confined to a New York apartment under armed guard while he awaits trial on attempted-rape charges.

A JUDGE agreed yesterday to free former International Monetary Fund leader Dominique Strauss-Kahn from a New York City jail on the condition he post $1 million (almost €700,00) in bail and remain under house arrest, under the watch of armed guards, at a private apartment in Manhattan.

IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn woke today in a notorious jail on an attempted rape charge as the outside world swirled with questions about the truth of the accusations.