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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
George Lithgow

Daniel Khalife ‘thought British security services would be impressed with him’

An artist’s impression of Daniel Khalife appearing at Woolwich Crown Court (Elizabeth Cook/PA) - (PA Wire)

A spy-accused former soldier thought British security services would be “impressed” with him after he covertly gathered the names of special forces personnel, his trial has heard.

Daniel Khalife, 23, told a court he was “surprised” when he discovered a “flaw” in an internal HR system for booking leave, allowing him to find further details about the soldiers on a promotions list in 2021.

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