Adeel Khan, who worked with Daniel Khalife in the jail’s kitchen, helped get £400 to him after he absconded on the underside of a truck in September 2023.
Prosecutors say the money helped the runaway buy a phone to contact handlers in Iran’s military intelligence.
Commander Helen Flanagan, Head of Counter Terrorism Policing London, said: “A huge amount of police resource was dedicated to the manhunt for Daniel Khalife, a man who has since been convicted of espionage and terrorism offences.
“Adeel Khan knowingly assisted Khalife’s attempts to evade capture by arranging for him to receive £400 in cash, enabling him to purchase a mobile phone and other items that helped him remain on the run.
“Today’s outcome reflects the seriousness of that support and demonstrates that anyone who assists a wanted criminal can expect to face justice themselves.”
Khan was interviewed in HMP Wandsworth in October 2023 after officers found his details in a diary recovered from Khalife when he was arrested.
Analysis of mobile phone data showed the pair had remained in contact following Khalife’s escape.
A second man, Imran Chowdhury, 26, of Chingford, was charged with assisting an offender after CCTV showed him meeting Khalife and providing him with the cash.
Following a trial at Snaresbrook Crown Court, Chowdhury was found not guilty.
