A New York Judge granted bail for 1 million U.S. dollars for former Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Dominique Strauss-Kahn on Thursday.


Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn stands to depart his bail hearing inside of the New York State Supreme Courthouse in New York May 19, 2011. Strauss-Kahn was granted bail by a New York judge on Thursday, and the former IMF chief has vowed to fight charges that he tried to rape a hotel maid in Manhattan.  (Xinhua/AFP Photo)
New York State Supreme Court Judge Micheal Obus said that the former IMF chief can be released on 1 million U.S. dollars bail, and placed under 24-hour home detention with electronic monitoring.


Defense lawyer William Taylor has proposed bail of 1 million U. S. dollars for Strauss-Kahn. "He is an honorable man. He will appear in court,"he told a Manhattan judge during a new bail hearing for Strauss-Kahn.


The prosecutor John McConell sought to persuade the judge to deny bail. He said in the courtroom that Strauss-Kahn has "the personal, political and financial means to flee. He is an international figure who truly has global influence."


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