"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."
Khan, 26, an Afghan migrant who travelled to the UK by small boat, was convicted of making threats to kill Nigel Farage on TikTok. Khan posted a video in mid-October claiming he wanted to come to England to marry Farage's sister, making gun gestures and saying "pop, pop, pop." Khan had a large TikTok following under the username madapasa and filmed his small-boat crossing after living in Stockholm since 2019. Farage described the post as chilling and said he was genuinely worried. The Crown Prosecution Service said elected politicians must work free from fear and sought to hold Khan to account.
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