Shamed ex-glam rocker Gary Glitter could be released early from his jail sentence for molesting two Vietnamese girls.
Glitter, 62, whose real name is Paul Gadd, is 10 months into a three-year jail term for molesting two young girls.
Prison chiefs at the Thu Duc detention centre said he is on a list of inmates being considered for early release as part of next month's Lunar New Year celebrations.
If his sentence is reduced, Glitter could be released as early as May, as prisoners must serve at least half their sentence.
But should he settle again in the UK, Glitter is likely to face tightened procedures surrounding the return of those convicted of serious offences abroad.
Officials will want to make sure that Glitter, possibly the highest profile Briton convicted of sex offences overseas, does not slip through the net.
The musician will be required to notify police of his details, which will be added to the sex offenders register.
Glitter was jailed in March last year for sexually molesting the two girls, aged 10 and 11, in the southern Vietnamese coastal city of Vung Tau.
Vietnam traditionally reduces the terms of inmates with good prison records at the Lunar New Year. Under Vietnamese law, prisoners can be nominated for early release if they have behaved well and their fellow inmates recommend it.
Nearly everyone in the jail voted for Glitter's early release, according to Tran Huu Thong, director of the Thu Duc detention centre.
