A ver si entiendo bien. Un iraní, soldado británico y bailarín de salsa vendió información a Iran?

Neighbours talk of salsa teacher on secrets charge

Richard Norton-Taylor
Friday December 22, 2006
The Guardian

Fresh details about the background of Corporal Daniel James, an army interpreter in Afghanistan charged with passing secrets to Iran, emerged yesterday as MI5 pursued its investigation into the case.

The 44-year-old corporal, of Iranian descent and a fluent speaker of Pashtun, the main language of Afghanistan, is a member of the Territorial Army. His expertise led him to the post of interpreter for General David Richards, commander of the Nato-led international security force in Kabul.

Cpl James was remanded in custody until December 27 at a hearing at City of Westminster magistrates court on Wednesday after being charged under the 1911 Official Secrets Act with communicating information to a foreign power.

It was revealed yesterday that Cpl James is the salsa-dancing former owner of a nightclub in Brighton called Club New York, based in a former church. It is now known as The Church.

He lives in a large property, converted into flats, overlooking the sea near Roedean school. Neighbours were said yesterday to know him as "Danny J", a teacher of salsa.

One student, Anna Rocks, 17, who lives opposite his home, said: "I have known him since I was a little girl. He is a nice guy and a good neighbour. I am quite shocked by what has happened. It is terrible."

Another neighbour, Mike Simmonds, 48, said: "That is why the forensic guys were here a few days ago. It is just one of these things that happens. We will see if he is a spy or not."

The army, like the security and intelligence agencies, is extremely short of linguists, especially those with knowledge of languages spoken by the inhabitants of countries where British troops are engaged in operations.