An Afghan migrant who threatened to kill Reform UK leader Nigel Farage in a TikTok video has been jailed for five years. Fayaz Khan, 26, was sentenced at Southwark Crown Court on Tuesday after being found guilty of making threats to kill. He had also pleaded guilty to entering the UK illegally on a small boat.
The threat was made in October last year after Farage posted a YouTube video titled 'the journey of an illegal migrant', which highlighted Khan. In a response video, Khan said: 'Englishman Nigel, don't talk shit about me. ... I'm coming to England. I'm going to pop, pop, pop,' while making gun gestures with his hand and pointing to an AK-47 tattoo on his face.
Farage attended the sentencing hearing with security guards and said he was 'happy with the win' but 'deeply, deeply concerned' that Khan could be freed in 18 months. As Khan was taken down to the cells, he shouted at Farage, accusing him of wanting to 'use me because you want to be prime minister'.
The court heard that Khan had a large online presence on TikTok under the username 'madapasa', with videos attracting hundreds of thousands of views. He had given British police a false name and age, but Swedish authorities identified him as Fayaz Husseini, aged 31, with a criminal record and an outstanding prison sentence in Sweden.
Khan's defence barrister said Khan had asked him to apologise to Farage for any offence caused. A Home Office spokesperson welcomed the sentence, stating: 'Threatening violence against anyone, particularly an elected member of parliament, is never acceptable.'
