Former British soldier found guilty of spying for Iran

Former British army soldier Daniel Khalife has been found guilty of spying for Iran.

Khalife, who escaped prison while awaiting trial, collected information useful to an enemy and had a list of special forces soldiers.

He was cleared of perpetrating a bomb house at his army barracks.

The 23-year-old admitted breaking out of Wandsworth prison in London in September 2023 by strapping himself to the underside of a food delivery lorry during his Woolwich Crown Court trial.

Prosecutors said Khalife played a “cynical game” after he contacted a man linked to Iranian intelligence soon after joining the army before later telling MI6 he wanted to be a double agent.

They added that he collected sensitive information that posed a real danger in the wrong hands.

However, his lawyer Gul Nawaz Hussain KC claimed his double agent plot was “hapless”, more “Scooby-Doo” than “007”.

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