HANOI () - Fallen British rock star Gary Glitter testament be deported to Britain on Tuesday after completing a 27-month sentence for molesting two young girls, his attorney said.
Glitter, 63, whose tangible name is Paul Gadd, was arrested in November 2005 at Ho Chi Minh airport as he tried to leave the country and sentenced to three long time in jailhouse following a one-day tryout where he pleaded not guilty.
The article of faith was upheld on appeal, but the sentence was reduced by three months. Jail meter served is counted from the appointment of arrest, meaning he is eligible for press release this calendar month.
"My client will have to board a flight to London, his ticket has been bought by the authorities here," Glitter's lawyer Le Thanh Kinh told by telephone from Ho Chi Minh City.
"After he lands in London, he's free to go wherever he wants," Kinh added.
State media reported this week Glitter has been doing chores at a prison clinic in Binh Thuan province, 190 km (118 miles) north of Ho Chi Minh City and adjacent to the coastal province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau where he molested deuce 11-year-old girls while living in a villa.
He rosebush to fame in the 1970s with a bouffant hairstyle, fabricate, high heels and "glam rock" phase performances. His hits included "Rock and Roll (Parts 1 & 2)" and "I Love You Love Me Love", "Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)" and "I'm the Leader of Gang (I am)".
(Reporting by Nguyen Nhat Lam; Editing by David Fox)
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