A second man has been charged with assisting former soldier Daniel Khalife after his prison escape.
Adeel Khan, 30, from Waltham Forest, East London, has been accused of aiding Khalif after he escaped from HMP Wandsworth on the underside of a lorry in September 2023.
Khan has also been charged with posession of a phone in prison.
He was charged by postal requisition in early January, and will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday.
Daniel Khalife escaped from prison in September 2023
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Last week, Imran Chowdhury, 25, from Chingford, East London, was also charged with helping Khalife after his escape.
Chowdhury appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on January 7 where he denied one count of assisting an escaped prisoner.
He was bailed to appear at Snaresbook Crown Court on February 4.
Khalife, 23, was found guilty for spying for Iran after a trial in November last year.
Jurors at Woolwich Crown Court found that he had breached the Official Secrets and Terrorism Acts.
Khalife had already admitted to escaping from HMP Wandsworth, but was cleared of carrying out a bomb hoax at the Army barracks where he had been based.
The prisoner was eventually found and arrested just a few miles from the prison.
Khalife joined the Army at 16, but was reportedly left “devastated” when he was told that his Iranian background would stop him getting the clearance he needed to work in intelligence at ‘the sharp end’ of the military.
Last week, Imran Chowdhury, 25, from Chingford, East London, was also charged with helping Khalife
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He then started passing official secrets to Iranian agents.
By the age of 19, Khalife had a NATO level of security clearance, which enabled him to see secret material.
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