A former British soldier, aged 23, was convicted on Thursday of passing sensitive information to the Iranian intelligence service. The soldier, who had previously escaped from a London prison, was found guilty by a jury in Woolwich Crown Court on violations of Britain's Official Secrets Act.
Prosecutors revealed that the soldier had delivered a significant amount of restricted and classified material to Iran, including the names of special forces officers. Despite claiming he wanted to be a spy, the soldier was accused of playing a 'cynical game' by passing on this information.
