Former British Soldier Jailed For +14 Yrs. For Spying For Iran

(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) LONDON, Feb 3 (KUNA) -- Former British army soldier Daniel Khalife has been jailed for 14 years and 3 months for spying for Iran and escaping from Wandsworth prison, BBC reported on Monday.
Khalife collected information and passed it to Tehran, including gathering the names of special forces soldiers.
The 23-year-old became the subject of a nationwide manhunt in September 2023 when he fled prison while awaiting trial by strapping himself to the underside of a food delivery truck. He was arrested in London after a 75-hour search.
The former soldier, whose actions breached the Official Secrets Act and the Terrorism Act, was found guilty of spying for Iran after a trial at Woolwich Crown Court in November.
Soon after Khalife joined the Army in September 2018, he reached out to a man linked to Iranian intelligence on Facebook
He then contacted MI6 saying he had been paid by Iran after passing on false information and said he wanted to be a "double agent". He did not reveal he was in the Army - and the intelligence agency ignored him. (end)
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