Daniel Khalife also pleaded guilty to an escape from a London jail, strapped underneath a truck with a sling made of trousers, that embarrassed the British authorities.

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.

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.

Daniel Khalife, 23, was found guilty by a jury in Woolwich Crown Court on violations of Britain’s Official Secrets Act and Terrorism Act by collecting information useful to an enemy — Iran

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

Daniel Khalife has been found guilty of spying for Iran but was cleared of carrying out a bomb hoax, at Woolwich Crown Court. He claimed he was a double agent and was helping the UK by supplying Iran with information.

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.

Former soldier led police on 75-hour manhunt after escape from Wandsworth prison and has now been convicted of spying for Iran

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

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