Former IMF chief to be freed on bail
Over the objections of US prosecutors, a judge agreed to free former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn from jail on $1m (€698,209) bail on the condition he be confined to a New York apartment under armed guard while he awaits trial on attempted-rape charges.
The 62-year-old French banker and diplomat briefly wore an expression of relief after Supreme Court Justice Michael J. Obus announced his decision in a packed courtroom.
