Terror suspect Daniel Khalife is charged with escaping Wandsworth Prison
Fault suspect Daniel Khalife has been charged with escaping HMP Wandsworth, Met Police said.
Former soldier Khalife escaped on Wednesday morning by strapping himself to the floor of a van after leaving the prison kitchen in a chef’s uniform.
Met police arrested Khalife in west London on Saturday morning following confirmed nighttime sightings.
He is accused of escaping custody at Wandsworth on September 6 in breach of common law at the Old Bailey. He will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Monday.
Police in the Chiswick area of west London following sightings of Khalife (Jamie Lashmar/PA)
/ PA wireEarlier on Sunday it was revealed that 40 prisoners had been moved from Wandsworth Prison following Daniel Khalife’s escape.
After Khalife’s arrest, Alex Chalk told Sky News that a number of prisoners had been moved during the investigation.
He said: “As a precautionary measure, some prisoners there, some on remand, have been transferred (this week).
“Of course additional resources have flowed into Wandsworth, so there is additional support from the governor, a former governor with particular security experience.
“But also as a precaution, about 40 prisoners have been moved just as we are investigating what happened at Wandsworth. This is a sensible precautionary measure.”
Mr Chalk went on to say that an investigation looked into whether there were protocols in place regarding the unloading of food from a delivery van and the search of the delivery vehicle.
“These logs were in place, point one,” he said.
“And point two: the appropriate security personnel were also on site. Obviously we have yet to determine if those protocols have been followed.”
He said he would set out the scope of the separate independent inquiry “next week” to ensure the conclusions were “rock solid”.
A hectic four-day manhunt was soon launched to find the 21-year-old, who was awaiting trial after he allegedly planted a fake bomb at an RAF base and gathered information that could be useful to terrorists or enemies of the UK .
Khalife was arrested by a plainclothes police officer as he cycled through Northolt on Saturday.
Commander Dominic Murphy, the Metropolitan Police’s counter-terrorism chief, said the terror suspect was “arrested on the canal towpath at Rowdell Road, UB5 in London”.
He added: “He was actually arrested by an officer in plain clothes… and he was riding a pedal bike at the time, so a balance bike, and was pulled off the balance bike by this officer and arrested at that location.”
“When he was arrested by the officer, he was fully cooperative, handcuffed and arrested.”
Asked whether police believed other people were involved, Mr Murphy said he was “open-minded” to the possibility.
He said: “It is clear that we are now investing resources into this investigation.”
“I should say that the investigation was ongoing throughout the manhunt and of course, for the sake of openness, there will be someone who helped or assisted Daniel in his escape, whether before, during or after our investigation.” “
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/dozens-khalife-arrest-chiswick-escape-wandsworth-prison-inmates-moved-alex-chalk-b1106030.html Terror suspect Daniel Khalife is charged with escaping Wandsworth Prison
