GENEVA — Roman Polanski is headed for house arrest after the Swiss Justice Ministry decided not to appeal a court decision to release the director from jail.

Polanski will be moved from jail to house arrest at his family chalet in Gstaad as soon as he posts $4.5 million bail and meets other conditions set forth Wednesday by a Swiss court, the Associated Press reports.

"He must not leave this house," the Justice Ministry said in a statement. "Should he violate the terms of release, the bail will be forfeited to the Swiss government."

A spokesperson for the ministry told AP that steps were being taken to protect Polanki during his release.

"We don't want to show him off like an exotic animal," the spokesperson said.