Former soldier Daniel Khalife, who escaped from prison by clinging to the underside of a delivery van, loves Britain but “doesn’t live in reality” his family have said.
Appearing at Woolwich Crown Court, Khalife was found guilty of spying for Iran after passing on classified documents, military communications and information about soldiers to Iranian authorities over a period of more than two years.The 23-year-old was cleared of a separate charge of carrying out a bomb hoax.But the escaped soldier's family have said that, despite spying for Iran, Khalife is a patriot.
During the trial, Khalife told the court how he had wanted to "prove himself" to British intelligence by becoming a double-agent, working with an Iranian "handler".However, his own lawyer described how the escapee carried out a "hapless and slapstick" spying mission that resembled a "Scooby Doo sketch".
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