Pressing police enchantment as terror suspect escapes Wandsworth Jail

A serving member of the British Army has escaped from Wandsworth jail whereas on remand going through trial for terror and Official Secrets Act offences.

The Metropolitan Police have issued an pressing enchantment to hint Daniel Abed Khalife, 21, who’s believed to have made his getaway on Wednesday morning.

He was final seen sporting a white T-shirt, crimson and white chequered trousers and brown metal toe cap boots and is described as being round 6ft 2ins tall, of slim construct and with brief brown hair.

Khalife, who was based mostly at Beacon Barracks, Beaconside, Stafford, was on remand on the south London jail awaiting trial accused of breaching the Official Secrets Act by amassing info “useful to an enemy”.

Sky News understands prolonged queues and further safety at Gatwick Airport are the results of the jail escape.

He was originally charged with two offences on 27 January following an investigation by the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command.

Commander Dominic Murphy, Head of the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command mentioned: “We have a team of officers who are making extensive and urgent enquiries in order to locate and detain Khalife as quickly as possible.

“However, the public can help us as well and should anyone see Khalife, or have any information as to where he might be, then please call 999 or the immediately.

“I additionally need to reassure the general public that now we have no info which signifies, nor any purpose to consider that Khalife poses a menace to the broader public, however our recommendation should you do see him is to not strategy him and name 999 immediately.”

If seen, the public are advised not to approach Khalife and to call 999 immediately, quoting reference CAD 1631/06SEP23.

Khalife appeared at the Old Bailey from Wandsworth jail in July to deny a charge of breaching the Official Secrets Act which alleges he committed “an act prejudicial to the protection or pursuits of the state”.

It states that between 1 May 2019 and 6 January 2022 he “obtained, collected, recorded, revealed or communicated to every other individual articles, notes, paperwork or info which have been calculated to be or is perhaps or have been supposed to be immediately or not directly helpful to an enemy”.

He also denied a charge under the Terrorism Act, which alleges he “elicited details about people who’re members of His Majesty’s forces” on 2 August 2021.

The charge relates to him allegedly “acquiring private info from the MoD Joint Personnel Administration system of a sort prone to be helpful to an individual committing or making ready an act of terrorism”.

Khalife additional pleaded not responsible to finishing up a bomb hoax on or earlier than 2 January by inserting “three cannisters with wires on a desk in his accommodation” with the intention of inducing in one other a perception this was “likely to explode or ignite and thereby cause personal injury or damage to property”.

He is because of face a six-week trial at Woolwich Crown Court from 13 November.