Free but IMF boss fitted Monitor

New York's High Court on Thursday (19/05/2011), freeing the former Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Dominique Strauss-Kahn of the prison with required him to pay a deposit of 6 million U.S. dollars or equivalent to Rp 51.3 billion. Strauss-Kahn, who was jailed since last Monday related to allegations of rape trial against a hotel chambermaid will also soon undergo the trial-related charges and, though free, he remained under surveillance for 24 hours.

Strauss-Kahn will be taken to an apartment in Manhattan whose wife, French journalist and heir of a millionaire businessman in the field of art, Anne Sinclair-rented before the trial in the High Court Court of New York, on Thursday afternoon, his lawyer said. There he will be monitored for 24 hours by a security company who paid his own Strauss-Kahn and an electronic monitor will be installed in her ankle. Not only that, the video cameras will also be installed in the apartment and the alarm will be placed at the doors to prevent escape from that place.

He is scheduled to spend the last night in jail on Rikers Island, New York, while his family collect the $ 1 million dollars in cash and amounted to 5 million dollars in the form of secured bonds, after which he would be released.

Sinclair, third wife of Strauss-Kahn, and Strauss-Kahn's daughter, Camille, was present in court and was relieved with the judge's decision.

Superior Court Judge in New York were told that the charges have been dropped against Strauss-Kahn said after the jury seepakat that there is enough evidence for prosecution.

Submission of guarantees outstanding was implying that Strauss-Kahn struggled in the famous prison, where he has been stationed since early Monday after the petition collateral worth 1 million dollars was rejected by a judge of women in lower courts. He has spent the last three nights in solitary confinement at the prison with supervision for 24 hours in order to prevent suicide.

Strauss-Kahn entered the packed courtroom wearing a dark gray suit and blue shirt. He is seen smiling twice toward his wife and daughter who sat in the front row seats to the public. Camille, who was wearing dark blue jackets and tops a striped light blue and white, holding hands Sinclair. With the tense expression on his face, Sinclair, who wore a gray skirt knee-length, black jacket, and brown leather shoes, looked ahead throughout the trial.

William Taylor, defender of Strauss-Kahn, said his client should be acquitted because documents already handed over his trip and hired a private security company to pay 200,000 dollars per month to ensure he did not leave America. He said Strauss-Kahn "a respectable" who will "defend itself" and that the only purpose is to "clear his name."

Strauss-Kahn has resigned as Executive Director of the IMF, on Wednesday night. He said he wanted to focus on the case.

His lawyer promised, if released on bail, he would not flee to France. He said the suspicion that his client would flee to France and live the life as a fugitive sexual matters is the "foolishness". "This person is a person who has the right to be released from custody," said Taylor. He added that there are cases involving other important people, like Bernard Madoff financier who was released on bail. "We kindly asked the court to allow Strauss-Kahn was released and could be with his family under the proposed conditions. I can not think of other, more stringent conditions that may be offered," he said.

However, assistant district attorney John McConnell said the evidence against Strauss-Kahn "substantial and growing every day." He added, unexpected victim had given a report "interesting and unshakable" and that the initial DNA tests from the hotel room seems to support the victims version of events. "We have a suspect who with his own conduct in this case has shown that he has a tendency to impulsive crimes," he said.

He continues, Strauss-Kahn is an "international figure" a risky escape by plane because he had "the ability of personal, political, and financial to leave the United States and potentially have a major economic resources and networks around the world."

McConnell also rule out the possibility that Strauss-Kahn will live the life as a fugitive. However, he said, if he fled, he would "live in ease and comfortable in places that are beyond the jurisdiction of this court and this country."

However, after demanding a guarantee that Strauss-Kahn will be placed under surveillance 24 hours, high court judge, Michael Obus, agreed he was released. When speaking directly with Strauss-Kahn, Obus warned that "little problem" with the guarantee, it would mean that Strauss-Kahn roots immediately taken back to court and may be returned to custody. "Money alone is not enough to give us assurance that we demanded. This is another condition that makes it impossible for defendants to escape," he said.

The trial yesterday was the second attempt to liberate Strauss-Kahn said after he had a "risk to fly" in the first attempt in a lower court. Strauss-Kahn had been accused of sexual crimes of rape and sexual harassment trial.

Women who are suspected to be victims of Strauss-Kanh already testified before a grand jury to give its report related to what is alleged. Strauss-Kahn will next appear in court June 6 to face charges.