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Daniel Khalife sentenced to 14 years in prison

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Daniel Khalife, a 23-year-old former British Army soldier, escaped from Wandsworth prison in 2023 after being found guilty of passing secrets to the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Khalife, who was on remand for espionage and terrorism charges, fashioned a makeshift sling to escape under a food delivery lorry. He spent three days on the run before being arrested on a bicycle. Khalife gathered intelligence over a two-and-a-half-year period while stationed in the UK and the US. A jury at Woolwich Crown Court found him guilty of breaching the Official Secrets Act and the Terrorism Act. He also pleaded guilty to escaping from prison.

  1. GB
    Bobbie Cheema-Grubb
    Woolwich Crown Court
    1. As a young man you had the makings of an exemplary soldier, however, through the repeated violations of your oath of service, you showed yourself to be instead a dangerous fool.
    2. The mere fact that you started on this dangerous and fantastical plan demonstrates your immaturity and lack of wisdom.
    3. The oath you took bound you to comply with the Official Secrets Act and compelled you to put the interests of UK first.
    4. Deterring others from similar behaviour must be the primary aim of this sentence.
  2. GB
    Gul Nawaz Hussain KC
    1. There's no way that what Mr. Khalife did is going to wind up being a lesson for budding spies.
    2. What Daniel Khalife clearly chose to do was not born of malice, was not born of greed, religious fervour or ideological conviction. There's no way that what Mr Khalife did is going to wind up being a lesson for budding spies.
  3. GB
    Daniel Abed Khalife
    1. I wasn't thinking very straight. I was thinking I could be James Bond or something, like an idiot.

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sources

  1. 1.The Guardian
  2. 2.The Times
  3. 3.South China Morning Post
  4. 4.CNN

perspectives

  1. 1.British Foreign Policy
  2. 2.Islamic Terrorism
  3. 3.Iran Foreign Policy
  4. 4.Espionage
  5. 5.Manhunt

countries

  1. 1.United KingdomGB
  2. 2.Iran, Islamic Republic ofIR
  3. 3.United StatesUS

organizations

  1. 1.MI6
  2. 2.Royal Signals
  3. 3.Woolwich Crown Court
  4. 4.British Armed Forces
  5. 5.British Foreign OfficeGB
  6. 6.Iranian Revolutionary GuardsIR
  7. 7.North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
  8. 8.Wandsworth Prison

persons

  1. 1.Daniel Abed KhalifeGB
  2. 2.Gul Nawaz Hussain KCGB
  3. 3.Bobbie Cheema-GrubbGB
  4. 4.Spencer Colby
  5. 5.David SmithGB
  6. 6.Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

technicals

  1. 1.Official Secrets Act
  2. 2.James Bond
  3. 3.Terrorism Act
  4. 4.Fort Cavazos
  5. 5.Homeland