A man who helped Daniel Khalife after he escaped from HMP Wandsworth has been sentenced to prison. Adeel Khan, 32, from Waltham Forest in east London, assisted Khalife by arranging for £400 in cash to be sent to him after the escape in September 2023. Khan worked with Khalife in the prison kitchen and was found guilty after a trial in July. He was sentenced at Snaresbrook Crown Court. Another man, Imran Chowdhury, 26, from Chingford in east London, was acquitted of the same charge. The court heard that after escaping, Khalife contacted Khan multiple times using public phones. Khan arranged for Chowdhury to withdraw £400 on Khalife’s behalf and paid him £120 for the task. Khan also messaged his then-girlfriend to cover the payment to Chowdhury, who was unaware of the situation at the time. At the time of the escape, Khan was in custody at HMP Wandsworth, awaiting extradition to France for serious offenses related to human trafficking and firearms. He was described in court as the leader of a network that organized trips for migrants from Eastern Europe through France and into the UK. Judge Murray Shanks noted that Khan’s actions were linked to Khalife’s escape, which occurred while Khan was in prison. Khalife was being held on charges under the Official Secrets Act and the Terrorism Act, allegedly for working with the Iranian secret service and providing information about members of the armed forces. Khalife was later sentenced to 14 years and three months in 2024 for breaching these acts. Prosecutors said Khan’s help allowed Khalife to purchase a phone to contact his handlers in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and to survive outside prison longer than he otherwise would have been able to. A red diary found on Khalife when he was caught contained Khan’s name, phone numbers, and contact details for his family. He was also found with about £200 in cash, believed to be part of the money withdrawn by Chowdhury. Judge Shanks said Khan’s assistance allowed Khalife to make calls to his girlfriend and to Chowdhury. Although Khan was not charged with helping Khalife escape, the judge believed there had been discussions about the plan. Khan was sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison for assisting an escaped prisoner and 15 months concurrently for possessing an illegal prison phone. His defense highlighted that Khan supports his family, many of whom were present in court.