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British Soldier DID Sell State Secrets to Iran -Faces Decades Behind Bars
The British Soldier Who Spied For Iran And Dreamed of Fame
Daniel Khalife found guilty of spying for Iran: Soldier 23, who escaped from prison under food van DID sell state secrets to Iranian agents
BBC 29 NOV 2024
Khalife is pictured here (wearing a light-coloured T-shirt, and shorts) in police bodycam footage during his arrest
Khalife is seen on CCTV preparing to slip out of custody
A CCTV image of the lorry Khalife was on during his escape from HMP Wandsworth prison
Khalife dramatically changed his plea midway through his trial to admit escaping HMP Wandsworth and going on the run for three days in September last year.
Now, following a trial at Woolwich Crown Court, he has been further convicted of three charges linked to two years he spent passing sensitive information to agents of Iran.
Jurors rejected Khalifes story that he had actually been undertaking a one-man 'double agent' mission after being told his Iranian heritage would stop him getting his dream role in British intelligence.
Even Khalifes own lawyer accepted the hapless operation bore more resemblance to Scooby Doo than James Bond.
Wearing a blue shirt and pale trousers, Khalife calmly replaced his glasses as the verdicts were read out and did not show any emotion. He now faces decades behind bars.
Khalife had joined the Army at 16, but was left devastate when he was told halfway through his training that his heritage would stop him getting the security clearance required to work in intelligence at the sharp end' of the military.
He almost immediately set about trying to make contact with agents of Iran
Messages on a phone screen between Khalife and 'David Smith'. In one exchange Smith says he looks forward to seeing the soldier in 'Tehran... pal'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyitHeR_I1g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-M1ESDfH_o4
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