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| Gary Glitter leaves Vietnam jail | Gary Glitter leaves Vietnam jail |
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| Former pop star Gary Glitter has been released from prison in Vietnam after serving most of a three-year sentence for sexually abusing two girls. | Former pop star Gary Glitter has been released from prison in Vietnam after serving most of a three-year sentence for sexually abusing two girls. |
| Glitter, 64, real name Paul Francis Gadd, is due to be deported to the UK, flying out of Vietnam later and changing planes in Bangkok, Thailand. | Glitter, 64, real name Paul Francis Gadd, is due to be deported to the UK, flying out of Vietnam later and changing planes in Bangkok, Thailand. |
| But his lawyer says he could travel from Thailand to another destination. | But his lawyer says he could travel from Thailand to another destination. |
| Glitter sold millions of records as a glam rock star in the 1970s, with hits including I'm the Leader of the Gang. | Glitter sold millions of records as a glam rock star in the 1970s, with hits including I'm the Leader of the Gang. |
| His lawyer, Le Thanh Kinh, said that Glitter was released at about 1130 local time (0530 BST). | His lawyer, Le Thanh Kinh, said that Glitter was released at about 1130 local time (0530 BST). |
| Tran Huu Thong, director of the Z30D Thu Duc prison in southern Binh Thuan province, told the AFP news agency: "He left our prison early this morning and he is now already far from here." | Tran Huu Thong, director of the Z30D Thu Duc prison in southern Binh Thuan province, told the AFP news agency: "He left our prison early this morning and he is now already far from here." |
| And he told AP that guards were in the process of transporting Glitter to the airport in Ho Chi Minh City, about three to four hours away from the prison in Binh Thuan province. | And he told AP that guards were in the process of transporting Glitter to the airport in Ho Chi Minh City, about three to four hours away from the prison in Binh Thuan province. |
| Glitter was jailed in March 2006 for molesting two girls aged 11 and 12. | Glitter was jailed in March 2006 for molesting two girls aged 11 and 12. |
| Mr Kinh has said the Vietnamese authorities intend to deport Glitter to the UK, but that he could use his British passport to travel anywhere. | Mr Kinh has said the Vietnamese authorities intend to deport Glitter to the UK, but that he could use his British passport to travel anywhere. |
| FROM THE TODAY PROGRAMME class="" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/default.stm">More from Today programme Glitter is due to fly out of Vietnam at about 2100 local time (1500 BST) on a flight to Bangkok, where he could buy a ticket to another destination. | |
| His lawyer said: "He has served his sentence and the authorities in Vietnam will deport him. He does not have any sentence to serve in London. If he wants to stop wherever he wants to, he can do that. | His lawyer said: "He has served his sentence and the authorities in Vietnam will deport him. He does not have any sentence to serve in London. If he wants to stop wherever he wants to, he can do that. |
| "If he wants to he can change flights." | "If he wants to he can change flights." |
| He added: "The only problem is the countries he wants to go to, because he has to get a visa." | He added: "The only problem is the countries he wants to go to, because he has to get a visa." |
| However, the lawyer has said his client wants to return to the UK. | |
| A Foreign Office spokesman said it was "a matter for Mr Gadd and the Vietnamese authorities" where Glitter went after he was deported. | A Foreign Office spokesman said it was "a matter for Mr Gadd and the Vietnamese authorities" where Glitter went after he was deported. |
| If he does fly back to the UK, the disgraced star will be met at the airport by police and required to sign the register of sex offenders. | If he does fly back to the UK, the disgraced star will be met at the airport by police and required to sign the register of sex offenders. |
| He will then be subject to monitoring and will have to tell the police where he plans to live and if he plans to go abroad. And he could also face an order prohibiting him from going near children or using the internet. | |
| Glitter was driven from the jail to catch a flight out of VietnamDr Zoe Hilton, a policy adviser to child protection charity NSPCC, said she thought there was an agreement in place to return Glitter to the UK. | |
| "He certainly should return here, where he can be managed," she told BBC Radio 4's Today programme. | |
| "It would be appalling if he was able to go off to another country where he poses a high risk to children. | |
| "Where there is no structure to actually manage him effectively... it's much more likely that he would be able to get away with offending." |