Daniel Khalife, who escaped HMP Wandsworth in 2023 sparking a national manhunt, was on Thursday found guilty of spying for Iran after a trial at Woolwich Crown Court

Daniel Khalife’s audacious escape from HMP Wandsworth in 2023 revealed significant problems with the prison system. But when the 23-year-old’s trial for spying charges began in October, a running theme of embarrassment in the way he was handled by the Army, police and British security services was also exposed.

The 23-year-old was convicted of collecting secret information and passing it to Iranian agents while serving in Royal Corps of Signals

Khalife first contacted a man linked to Iranian intelligence soon after joining the British Army, his trial heard.

A former British soldier whose escape from a London prison last year sparked a three day man-hunt has been found guilty of spying for Iran.

A former soldier who escaped from prison and went on the run for three days has been found guilty of spying for Iran.Daniel Khalife, 23, “exposed military personnel to serious harm” by collecting sensitive information and passing it to agents of the Middle Eastern country.

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Former British soldier Daniel Khalife has been found guilty of spying for Iran, facing long prison sentence after dramatic escape.

Daniel Khalife, who escaped prison while awaiting trial, has been convicted of passing information to the Iranian government.

A former British soldier who escaped prison ahead of his trial was found guilty at a UK court on Thursday of spying for Iran but cleared of a bomb hoax charge.A jury at Woolwich Crown Court in southeast London found army soldier Daniel Khalife,

Daniel Khalife, a 23-year-old former British Army soldier, has been found guilty of spying for Iran. There were a dramatic series of events linked to Khalife, including his daring escape from Wandsworth prison in London in September 2023.