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British rock singer Pete Doherty sits on
the edge of his seat on a scheduled flight from Rome to London, Oct. 24,
2006. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
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BEIJING, May 7 -- Rock star Pete Doherty walked
free from Wormwood Scrubs Prison in West London at around 7:10 a.m.
Tuesday, according to media reports.
The singer, who has fought a long and public battle
with drug addiction, served just 29 days of a 14-week sentence for breaching his
probation.
Dressed in a suit and tie, he told the waiting media
he was pleased to be out and was looking forward to having a rum and coke and
spending some time with his pet cats, showing the media a certificate confirming
he had passed a drugs test while serving his sentence.
His release comes despite claims Doherty smoked
heroin behind bars even though he was taking the heroin substitute methadone.
The singer was jailed last month by District Judge
Davinder Lachhar at West London Magistrates' Court after Doherty was handed a
four-month suspended jail sentence in October for possessing crack cocaine,
heroin, ketamine and cannabis.
His supervision order required him to make regular
visits to court for progress reports, as well as take part in a drug
rehabilitation programme.
Doherty has been serving his sentence in segregation
after claims that other prisoners plotted to attack him.
In September 2003, Doherty was given a six-month jail
sentence after admitting burgling the home of his former Libertines bandmate
Carl Barat.
His release means Doherty is free to play on the Park
Stage at the Glastonbury Festival late next month.
(Source: chinadaily.com.cn/Agencies)
Doherty: feels shame for latest heroin
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British rock singer Pete Doherty looks
out of a window at the Thames Magistrates court in London March 9,
2006. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
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BEIJING, Nov. 8 (Xinhuanet) -- Rocker Pete Doherty
apologized on Wednesday for taking heroin last week in his bid to kick drugs,
and said he would check back into a rehab clinic.
He called his latest relapse "a stupid, stupid action for
which I feel only shame." Full story
