Migrant guilty of threats to kill Farage in TikTok video

An Afghan migrant who came over to the UK via small boats was found guilty yesterday of making threats to kill Nigel Farage on TikTok.

- HOLLY EVANS, REBECCA WHITTAKER

Fayaz Khan, 26, shared a video between 12 and 15 October last year in which he claimed he wanted to come to England to “marry” the politician’s sister, and made gun gestures while saying “pop, pop, pop”.

During his trial at Southwark Crown Court, the Reform UK leader said that the post had been “pretty chilling”, adding “given his proximity to guns and love of guns, I was genuinely worried”.

Nicholas Coates of the Crown Prosecution Service said he hopes the conviction “sends a clear message” and stressed “elected politicians must be able to carry out their jobs free from the fear of harm or abuse and we will make sure that those who seek to intimidate them face the full force of the law”.

“Having already charged Khan with coming to the UK illegally, we were determined to bring him to justice for his threats against Nigel Farage,” he added.

Jurors were told that Khan had a “very large presence online” with his videos on TikTok, under the username “madapasa”, amassing hundreds of thousands of views.