THE despatch CHRISTMAS 2023
who are typically selected to work in
Pluckiest Prison Breaks, Past and Present
kitchens have a record of being
reliable and trustworthy. Lord
Carlisle, barrister and former
independent reviewer of terrorism
On Thursday the 7 th of September,
legislation, told the BBC it was "mind
Daniel Khalife escaped Wandsworth
- boggling" that a terrorist could work
prison.
in the kitchen with access to knives.
The 21 - year - old was convicted of
This is utterly ridiculous. BidFood
trying to spy for an enemy state,
stated that their driver had “ fully
understood to be Iran, and plotting a
cooperated with the police ”. The
fake bomb in the military. It is
driver's identity has not been
believed that he clung to the
released. Detectives believe Khalife
underside of a BidFood lorry
was still wearing his prison - issue
delivering food to the prison. Daniel
cook's uniform when he slipped out
Khalife was working in the prison ’ s
of the low security prison. A
kitchens, where he was able to
question on everyone ’ s lips is: why
escape to the deliveries entrance
was a terrorist in a low security
and cling on to the truck. Prison
prison in the least secure section?
officers choose very carefully who
"They only had 69 prison officers on
gets to work in kitchens as they are
duty, during this escape they should
full of knives and other dangerous
have had at least 120 prison officers
equipment. Because of the
on duty," Mark Fairhurst said. This is
deliveries, they are also an obvious
obviously a horrendous slip - up
potential escape route and inmates
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