Daniel Khalife’s sentence for spying for Iran, plus escaping jail, may be reviewed for being too lenient.
Daniel Khalife’s sentence for spying for Iran, plus escaping jail, may be reviewed for being too lenient.
Iran Spy Daniel Khalife Sentence Reviewed After Jail Escape
Now, his sentence might change as the Attorney General will review it, potentially considering it too lenient. They could send it to a higher court and have about a month to decide.
Increasing the sentence is difficult; the judge must have erred, or the sentence was outside normal limits. Khalife wanted to be a double agent.
He received money for secret details, including a list of soldiers. Then, he informed MI6 and MI5 about his Iran contact, hoping they’d use him against Iran.
His lawyer said it was like Scooby Doo as the spies ignored him at first, then told the police. He escaped jail later by clinging to a truck, but they caught Daniel three days later.
He is 23 years old and from London. He received six years for each spy charge and over two years for escaping. The judge called him a “dangerous fool.”
She said he broke his oath and put Iran’s interests first, which go against the UK’s. She added his plan showed immaturity, and police called him a “Walter Mitty.”
Now, his sentence might change as the Attorney General will review it, potentially considering it too lenient. They could send it to a higher court and have about a month to decide.
Increasing the sentence is difficult; the judge must have erred, or the sentence was outside normal limits. Khalife wanted to be a double agent.
He received money for secret details, including a list of soldiers. Then, he informed MI6 and MI5 about his Iran contact, hoping they’d use him against Iran.
His lawyer said it was like Scooby Doo as the spies ignored him at first, then told the police. He escaped jail later by clinging to a truck, but they caught Daniel three days later.
He is 23 years old and from London. He received six years for each spy charge and over two years for escaping. The judge called him a “dangerous fool.”
She said he broke his oath and put Iran’s interests first, which go against the UK’s. She added his plan showed immaturity, and police called him a “Walter Mitty.”