A former soldier who allegedly snuck out of a London jail by strapping himself underneath a meals supply truck has pleaded not responsible to escaping custody
ByThe Related Press
September 21, 2023, 8:17 AM
FILE – That is an undated file photograph offered by the Metropolitan Police of Daniel Abed Khalife. A former soldier who allegedly snuck out of a London jail by strapping himself underneath a meals supply truck has pleaded not responsible to escaping custody. Daniel Khalife appeared at London’s Central Felony Courtroom on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023 by video hyperlink from a high-security jail to disclaim the cost. (Metropolitan Police by way of AP, File)
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LONDON — A former soldier who allegedly snuck out of a London jail by strapping himself underneath a food supply truck has pleaded not responsible to escaping custody.
Daniel Khalife, 21, appeared at London’s Central Felony Courtroom on Thursday by video hyperlink from the high-security Belmarsh Jail to disclaim the cost.
Prosecutors say Khalife, who was awaiting trial on terrorism fees in southwest London’s Wandsworth Jail, escaped on Sept. 6 through the use of bedsheets to tie himself to the underside of a catering truck.
That prompted helicopter searches in London and additional safety checks at main transport hubs, notably in and across the Port of Dover, the principle boat crossing from England to France.
Khalife was arrested on a canal towpath in west London on Sept. 9 after a four-day manhunt. Authorities mentioned he was using a bicycle when a plain-clothes counter-terrorism officer nabbed him.
Khalife had been in custody pending trial on fees of violating Britain’s Official Secrets and techniques Act by gathering data “that might be helpful to an enemy” and planting faux bombs at a navy base. He was discharged from the British military after his arrest earlier this 12 months.
He denied the allegations.
Khalife will face trial in November at Woolwich Crown Courtroom for these offenses in addition to for escaping custody.
