Imran Chowdhury pleaded not guilty to helping Daniel Khalife escape from HMP Wandsworth (Image: Lucy North/PA)
A man has pleaded not guilty to assisting former soldier after he escaped from prison.
Imran Chowdhury, 25, of Chingford, north-east London, appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday where he denied assisting Khalife who escaped from in September 2023.
Chowdhury was arrested in January 2024, the said, and was charged in December via postal requisition with one count of assisting an escaped prisoner, contrary to Section 22(2) of the Criminal Justice Act 1961.
The defendant spoke to confirm his name, address and date of birth at the short hearing.
He wore a white shirt and black jumper in the dock.
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Former soldier Daniel Khalife was found guilty of spying for Iran in November 2024 (Image: PA)
The 25-year-old was told the charge against him is too serious to be dealt with at magistrates’ court and was asked to attend a hearing at Snaresbrook Crown Court on February 4.
He was bailed with conditions to live at his home address in Parade Gardens, Chingford.
Soldier-turned-spy Khalife, 23, was found guilty of spying for Iran after a trial in November 2024.
Jurors at Woolwich Crown Court found Khalife had breached the Official Secrets and Terrorism Acts.
Khalife escaped from Wandsworth prison by clinging to the bottom of a food delivery truck in 2023 (Image: Getty)
He had already admitted escaping from Wandsworth Prison and was cleared of carrying out a bomb hoax.