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Gary Glitter could leave Vietnam jail within days |
The lawyer for disgraced former rock star Gary Glitter said he was
"hopeful" that his client would be released from jail in Vietnam
after serving just half of his three-year sentence for child abuse
next month.
Glitter, who was jailed the abuse of two young girls aged 11 and
12, could be pardoned as part of the nation's independence day
celebrations this Sunday.
Le Than Kinh said Glitter had been a popular and well-behaved
prisoner, and he expected him to be freed soon.
Glitter, 62, was jailed for three years last March after being
found guilty of sexually molesting the two girls, in the southern
Vietnamese city of Vung Tau.
His lawyer said: "I am hopeful. I believe punishment has now been
sufficient. My client has expressed a wish to return home."
Glitter, real name Paul Gadd, 62, had been due for release in
August next year but has already had time cut from his sentence in
an earlier appeal.
On his release he is expected to fly back to Britain via Thailand
or Hong Kong or Malaysia with a British police escort.
If he is returned to Britain he could face further charges under
the Sex Offences Act 2003 which covers 'sex tourism' abroad.
Glitter left Britain after serving a four-month jail sentence
imposed in November 1999 for possessing 4,000 photographs of
children being abused.
He was also put on the sex offenders' register for seven years.
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