Date set for Glitter early release

My Account
Logout

Create an Evening Standard Account

Use your social network

Save time by using your existing account to sign in to Evening Standard

We'll never share your information or post anything to your account without your permission

Welcome! Sign in here

Use your social network

Save time by using your existing account to sign in to Evening Standard

We'll never share your information or post anything to your account without your permission

Forgot your password ?

Registration

* indicates fields that are mandatory

Email *

Password *

Confirm Password *

First name *

Surname *

Postcode *

Country *

Mobile phone number

Username *

Gender *

Year of birth *

When you sign up...

You will have access to all our online competitions, discounted offers and can post comments on our site.

You will also receive The Weekender newsletter sent every Thursday - it’s full of fantastic offers and ideas for the weekend. You can update your email preferences in your account page when you log in.

Other newsletters and emails

Homes & Property Newsletter - Yes I want to receive the weekly email with all the latest news on property in the capital

Occasionally we would also like to send you relevant emails detailing specific offers either from ourselves or carefully selected partners. If you would prefer not to receive these then please tick the appropriate boxes below. We will never pass on your details.

I do not want to receive additional offers and information from the Evening Standard

I do not want to receive additional offers and information sent by Evening Standard on behalf of carefully selected partners

Terms and Conditions

* I have read, understood and agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of Evening Standard

Registration

Mail Sent for Registration Confirmation.

A confirmation email has been sent. Please activate your account by clicking on the activation link sent in your mail box.

An official at the Thu Duc prison in Binh Thuan province, where Glitter is serving a three-year sentence for molesting two young girls, said he would be freed on August 19.

The 63-year-old, whose real name is Paul Gadd, was arrested in November 2005 at Ho Chi Minh airport as he tried to leave the country.

He was convicted in March 2006 of committing obscene acts with two girls aged 10 and 11.

Chu Xuan Mau, a prison official, said: "According to Vietnamese law, Glitter will be freed on August 19.

"The decision on his release will be read before him that day. It will be signed by the director of the prison."

It is common practice in Vietnam to reduce the sentences of inmates with good prison records just before Tet, the Lunar New Year festival, and Glitter's term was cut by three months in February 2007.

On top of the prison term, Glitter was ordered to pay five million Vietnamese dong (£180) to the girls' families after his conviction.

In Britain, Glitter served half of a four-month sentence in 1999 for possessing child pornography.

A spokesman for the Foreign Office said they were aware Glitter's release was imminent, but added that it was for the Vietnamese authorities to decide on the exact date.