(Sky News) A soldier boasted about stealing “crypto” shortly after a USB stick containing secret material went missing, a trial has heard.
Daniel Khalife, 23, from Kingston, south-west London, is accused of spending two years collecting secrets while serving with the Royal Signals Regiment and passing them to Iranian agents.
He denies the charges, saying he only handed over fabricated documents in an attempt to be recruited by MI6 as a double agent.
After he was charged under the Official Secrets Act, Khalife allegedly escaped from prison under a food catering van on 6 September last year, causing a nationwide manhunt.
