Spy Daniel James became British general’s interpreter before leaking military secrets to Iran
war, news, terrorism, foreign affairs
November 7, 2008, by Michael Evans
The unmasking of an Iranian spy who was working as a British general’s personal interpreter has become an embarrassing espionage fiasco raising questions about the screening for sensitive military posts.
Corporal Daniel James, 45, who had been security-vetted to work alongside General Sir David Richards when he was commander of Nato’s International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) in Afghanistan in 2006, was yesterday remanded in custody after being convicted of spying for Iran.