LONDON — A man has been charged with assisting a former British soldier later convicted of spying for Iran in his escape from a London prison, police said Monday. Imran Chowdury, 25, was charged with one count of assisting an escaped prisoner for helping Daniel Khalife after he broke out of Wandsworth prison in September 2023, the Metropolitan Police said. …
Prison escapes in UK have been infrequent in recent years, with just five reported since 2017 and fewer than 20 since 2010. The last notable escape involving terrorism inmates occurred in 1994 when IRA prisoners escaped from Whitemoor prison A nationwide search is underway for a ex-UK soldier, Daniel Abed Khalife, 21, who is suspected of committing acts of terrorism …
LONDON — A British judge on Wednesday formally approved the extradition of Julian Assange to the United States to face spying charges. The order, which brings and end to the years'-long extradition battle closer, comes after the U.K. Supreme Court last month refused Assange permission to appeal against a lower court’s ruling that he could be extradited. District Judge Paul …
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