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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Athena Stavrou

Former soldier Daniel Khalife ‘gave Iran fabricated waffle’ to ‘get rid’ of them, court hears

PA Media

A former British army soldier accused of passing secret information to Iran and escaping from prison told MI5 he had given Iranian intelligence fabricated “wiffle, waffle stuff off of WikiLeaks” to “get rid” of them, a court heard.

Daniel Khalife, 23, is alleged to have fled his Army barracks in January 2023 when he realised he would face criminal charges over allegations he passed classified information to the Middle Eastern country’s intelligence service.

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