Ex-British soldier Daniel Khalife sentenced to 14 years after spying for Iran

The 23-year-old, originally from Kingston, south-west London, was serving in the British Army when he “exposed military personnel to serious harm” by collecting sensitive information and passing it to agents of the Middle Eastern country

Khalife’s actions were compared to ‘007 and Scooby Doo’ by his defence barrister Gul Nawaz Hussain KC (Metropolitan Police/PA)

“Dangerous fool” Daniel Khalife has been sentenced to 14 years and three months after spying for Iran and escaping from prison.

Passing sentence at Woolwich Crown Court on Monday, Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb said he had been motivated by “a selfish desire to show off”.