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Thailand says it will deport Glitter to Britain
BANGKOK |
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai immigration police said on Wednesday they would deport shamed British glam rocker Gary Glitter to London "as soon as possible" despite his claims of health problems preventing him from flying.
Glitter, whose real name is Paul Gadd, flew to Bangkok on Tuesday, having been kicked out of Vietnam at the end of nearly three years in jail for child sex abuse.
He refused to board an onward flight to London, claiming ear and heart problems, but Thai police said they were not convinced.
"We are barring entry to Paul Francis Gadd and will be deporting him to his home country, England, unconditionally and even if he does not wish to board the plane," police said in a statement.
"We are now waiting to return him to England as soon as possible."
(Reporting by Nopporn Wong-Anan; Editing by Ed Cropley and Roger Crabb)
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